| George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1841 - 834 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburn. From the adverse side of the house an ardent and powerful...himself equal to the conduct of an empire. By such mcu every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question of authority... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and " the skilful eloquence of Wedaerbume. From the adverse side of the house " an ardent and...opposition was supported by the lively declamation of " Barrtf ; the legal acuteness of Dunning; the profuse and philosophic fancy of " Burke ; and the argumentative... | |
| 1842 - 554 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburn. From the adverse side of the House, an ardent and...of Burke, and the argumentative vehemence of Fox. By such men, every operation of peace and war, every principle of justice or policy, every question... | |
| 1842 - 576 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburn. From the adverse side of the House, an ardent and...Opposition was supported by the lively declamation of 13arre, the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and philosophic fancy of Burke, and the argumentative... | |
| 1847 - 640 pages
...have been confined to the dwarfish limit of three volumes, had not Gibbon been content to forego " the profuse and philosophic fancy of Burke, and the argumentative vehemence of Fox," for the solitude of Lausanne. The stern law of the historic order allows of no exception ; and if Mr.... | |
| Carlo Botta - 1845 - 508 pages
...Tcpholdcn, on either hand, by the majestic sense of Thurlow. and the skillful eloquence of tfedderburne. From the adverse side of the house, an ardent and...lively declamation of Barre ; the legal acuteness of Dmuang ; the profuse and philosophic fancy of Burke ; and the argumentative vehenence of Fox, who,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 458 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburne. From the adverse side of the house an ardent and powerful...every operation of peace and war, every principle of * A French sketch of Mr. Gibbon's Life, written by himself, probably for the use of some foreign journalist... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 406 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburne. From the adverse side of the house an ardent and powerful...himself equal to the conduct of an empire. By such mep every operation of peace and war, every principle of * A French sketch of Mr. Gibbon's Life, written... | |
| 1846 - 486 pages
...upholden, on either hand, by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburn. From the adverse side of the house, an ardent and...opposition was supported by the lively declamation of Barré, the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and philosophic fancy of Burke, and the argumentative... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 406 pages
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderburne. From the adverse side of the house an ardent and powerful opposition was suppoi-ted, by the lively declamation of Barre1, the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and philosophic... | |
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