To sum up their character in a few words," concludes the same judicious author; " their vices are, revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity, and obstinacy ; on the other hand, they are fond of liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependents, hospitable,... The Dust Of Empire: The Race For Mastery In The Asian Heartland - 第 102 頁Karl E. Meyer 著 - 2008 - 288 頁有限的預覽 - 關於此書
| Edmund Burke - 1816 - 838 頁
...future, and by their confidence iu themselves. To sum up the character of the Afghauns in a few words ; their vices are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent j and they are less disposed than... | |
| Mountstuart Elphinstone (hon.) - 1815 - 744 頁
...future, and by their confidence in themselves. To sum up the character of the Afghauns in a few words; their vices are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent; and they are less disposed than... | |
| 1816 - 676 頁
...the character ot the Afghani in a few words; their vices are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity* in<1 obstinacy; on the other hand, they are fond of liberty,...and prudent ; and they are less disposed than the nation, in their neighbourhood to falsehood, intrigue, and deceit." — p. 25?. Our fair readers will... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1824 - 858 頁
...future, and by their confidence in themselves. To sum up ,the character of the Afghauns in a few words ; their vices are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent ; and they are less disposed than... | |
| James Charlton - 1829 - 250 頁
...religion. 10. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.—The Afghans are revengeful, envious, avaricious, and obstinate; but on the other hand they are fond of liberty, faithful...hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent. They are less disposed than the nations in their neighbourhood to falsehood, intrigue, and deceit.... | |
| James Baillie Fraser - 1834 - 480 頁
...they are indolent. " To sum up their character in a few words," concludes the same judicious author; " their vices are, revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...and they are less disposed than the nations in their neighbourhood to falsehood, intrigue, and deceit." The men of Afghanistan are for the most part of... | |
| James Baillie Fraser - 1834 - 380 頁
...they are indolent. " To sum up their character in a few words," concludes the same judicious author, " their vices are, revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent; and they are less disposed than... | |
| James Baillie Fraser - 1836 - 364 頁
...they are indolent. " To sum up their character in a few words," concludes the same judicious author, " their vices are, revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent ; and they are less disposed than... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1816 - 594 頁
...up his account of the Afghauns with a brief summary of their character. ' Their vices,' he says, ' are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity and obstinacy...liberty, faithful to their friends, kind to their dependants, hospitable, brave, hardy, frugal, laborious, and prudent ; and they are less disposed than... | |
| Mountstuart Elphinstone (hon.) - 1839 - 466 頁
...future, and by their confidence in themselves. To sum up the character of the Afghauns in a few words ; their vices are revenge, envy, avarice, rapacity,...and they are less disposed than the nations in their neighbourhood to falsehood, intrigue, and deceit. CHAPTER VIII, OF THE INHABITANTS OF TOWNS. I HAVE... | |
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