I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided,... The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 356by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Full view - About this book
| Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...King did service by gaining it. The eyes of all men were then fixed upon him as their pater putria:, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and the rocks which threatened it." His Lordship adds, " that after he was amongst those members accused... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...shire for the county where he lived) the eyes of all men were fixed upon him, as iheir putriie pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded, his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good1 or hurt, than any... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...shire for the county where he lived) the eyes of all men were fixed upon him, as their patrite pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded, his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do, good or hurt, than any... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...parliament. " The eyes of all men," says the same writer, " were fixed upon him as their pater patri*, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it." After he had held the chief direction of his party in the house of commons against the king, he took... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...nation, and a leading member in the long parliament. " The eyes of all men," says the same writer, " were fixed upon him as their pater patrite, and the...through the tempests and rocks which threatened it." After he had held the chief direction of his party in the house of commons against the king, he took... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 536 pages
...parliament. " The eyes of all men," says the same writer, " were fixed upon him as their pater patritr, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it." After he had held the chief direction of his party in the house of commons against the king, he took... | |
| William Harris - 1814 - 428 pages
...shire for the county where he lived) the eyes of all men were fixed upon him as their patns. pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel, through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am a Catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors, vol. II. p. 18. 8vo. Lond. 1 759. After the treaty... | |
| Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...parliament. " The eyes of all men," says the same writer, " were fixed upon him as their pater patria, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it." After he had held the chief direction of his party in the house of commons against the king, he took... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...shire for the county where he lived) the eyes of all men were fixed upon him as their Patria Pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel through the tempests and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded, his power and interest at that time was greater to do good or hurt, {Iran any man's... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 786 pages
...shire for the county where he lived, the eyes of all men were fixed upon him, as their Patrif Pater, and the pilot that must steer the vessel, through the tempests, and rocks which threatened it. And I am persuaded, his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do good or hurt, than any... | |
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