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 151865Full view - About this book
| John William Donaldson - Latin language - 1853 - 244 pages
...without some degree of sensibility.4 In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house,6 and the charm of every private society which he honoured with his presence.6 Perhaps7 there never arose in this country, nor in any country. a man of a more pointed... | |
| Peter Burke - Great Britain - 1854 - 346 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... | |
| Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 406 pages
...portrays him as an orator, when his light had ' passed and set for ever.' 'In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm of every private society which he honored with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of... | |
| Richard Cumberland - Dramatists, English - 1856 - 424 pages
...portrays him as an orator, when his light had ' passed and set for ever.' ' In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm of every private society which he honored with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of... | |
| Mark Akenside - English Literature - 1857 - 334 pages
...the heavens arose another luminary, and for his hour became lord of the ascendant. Townshend 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 of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. He stated... | |
| David Addison Harsha - Orators - 1857 - 544 pages
...sir, he was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm of every society which he honored with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this...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... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1857 - 336 pages
...honoured with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of more pointed and finished wit, and of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. He stated his matter skilfully and powerfully. He particularly excelled in a most luminous explanation... | |
| Edmund Lodge - Baronetage - 1859 - 914 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 j'oung members now present who never saw that prodigy Charles Townshend, nor of course... | |
| Orators - 1859 - 370 pages
...fatal scheme, 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 of every private society which he honored with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of... | |
| 1865 - 810 pages
...when he had ceased to adorn it, as it was said by Burke of Charles Townshend : " In truth, he was the delight and ornament of this House, and the charm...more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. IS he had not so great a stock as some hare had, who flourished formerly, of knowledge long treasured... | |
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