Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and Corrections. 1st [-3rd] SerLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1874 - 411 páginas |
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... taken down . They were written down . by the clerk . Bring them to me , ' said Pitt , in his loftiest tone . By this time Moreton was frightened out of his senses . ' Sir , ' he stammered out , addressing the Speaker , ' I am sorry to ...
... taken down . They were written down . by the clerk . Bring them to me , ' said Pitt , in his loftiest tone . By this time Moreton was frightened out of his senses . ' Sir , ' he stammered out , addressing the Speaker , ' I am sorry to ...
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... taken his seat on the right hand of the throne , that his proper place , as only heir pre- sumptive , was on the left . The Duke submitted with an exceedingly bad grace , exclaiming : My Lord , you are a rascal and a villain . ' To ...
... taken his seat on the right hand of the throne , that his proper place , as only heir pre- sumptive , was on the left . The Duke submitted with an exceedingly bad grace , exclaiming : My Lord , you are a rascal and a villain . ' To ...
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... taken his line deliberately before this Parliament met , and knew very well what he was saying . Moreover , it was the discontented Tories ( who agreed with him about the constitution of the House of Commons ) that turned the scale ...
... taken his line deliberately before this Parliament met , and knew very well what he was saying . Moreover , it was the discontented Tories ( who agreed with him about the constitution of the House of Commons ) that turned the scale ...
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... taken to see the place where the two rivers meet : the one gentle , feeble , languid and , though languid , yet of no depth ; the other a boisterous and impetuous torrent ; but different as they are , they meet at last . ' From the ...
... taken to see the place where the two rivers meet : the one gentle , feeble , languid and , though languid , yet of no depth ; the other a boisterous and impetuous torrent ; but different as they are , they meet at last . ' From the ...
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... taken down . The contemplated entertainments were coun- termanded , and ( according to Macaulay ) the clamour against him appears to have had a serious effect on the foreign relations of the country . The name of Pitt had been a charmed ...
... taken down . The contemplated entertainments were coun- termanded , and ( according to Macaulay ) the clamour against him appears to have had a serious effect on the foreign relations of the country . The name of Pitt had been a charmed ...
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Página 382 - But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Página 53 - Romanus sum,' so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong.
Página 257 - Who knows but He whose hand the lightning forms, Who heaves old ocean, and who wings the storms, Pours fierce ambition in a Caesar's mind...
Página 27 - No man ever spoke more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.
Página 32 - Jotham of piercing wit and pregnant thought, Endued by nature and by learning taught To move assemblies...
Página 48 - I invoke the Genius of the Constitution. From the tapestry, that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this Noble Lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country. In vain did he defend the liberty, and establish the religion of Britain, against the tyranny of Rome, if these worse than Popish cruelties and Inquisitorial practices are endured among us.
Página 65 - Our present repose is no more a proof of inability to act, than the state of inertness and inactivity in which...
Página 390 - It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had tossed in air Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair — The next but swept a lone...
Página 77 - Gentlemen, we may hope to see for the first time in Parliament a party perfectly harmonious and distinguished by mutual and unbroken trust. But there is one difficulty which it is impossible to remove. This party of two reminds me of the Scotch terrier, which was so covered with hair that you could not tell which was the head and which was the tail of it.j The right hon.
Página 11 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to...