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" In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm of every private society which he honoured with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of a more pointed. and finished wit ; and (where... "
Macmillan's Magazine - Page 15
1865
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Peerage of England. ...

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 638 pages
...taxation) ; whom I cannot evon now remember without some degree of sensihility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...country, a man of a more pointed and finished. wit ; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgement. If...
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The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year ...

William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 726 pages
...and concluded with a panegyric on the late Mr. Charles Townshend:* • " Charles Townshend was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm...of every private society which he honoured with his preveuce. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in auy country, a man of a •lore pointed...
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Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical, Volume 2

Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...scheme ; whom I cannot even now remember without some degree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. If...
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The Speeches of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: In the House of ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...1774, Mr. Burke gives the following character of Mr. Charles Townshend : " Charles Townshend was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm...country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. If...
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On the Life, Writings, and Genius of Akenside: With Some Account of His Friends

Charles Bucke - Physicians - 1832 - 334 pages
...Townsend, whom I cannot even now remember without some degree of sensibility. In truth, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. If...
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The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents ...

Art - 1832 - 592 pages
...taxation) ; whom I cannot even now remember, without some degree of sensibility. In truth, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of more pointed and finished wit, and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite,...
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The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage: With Brief Sketches of the ...

Edmund Lodge - Great Britain - 1832 - 524 pages
...his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. He was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm...private society which he honoured with his presence. There are many young Members now present who never saw that prodigy Charles Townshend, nor of course...
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The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...scheme : whom I cannot even now remember without »ome degree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; nnd (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment....
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The works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 740 pages
...: whom I cannot even now remember without •'ЗД decree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm...honoured with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in 'v .•» country, nor in any country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; and (where his passions...
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The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...paymasters in the summer of 1766, on the removal of the Rockingham administration. IO truth, Sir, he was the ly, if not irrecoverably divided; when one, and that...growing branch, was torn from the parent stock, a Perbaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of a more pointed and finished...
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