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... Peerage of England. ... - Page 475by Arthur Collins - 1812Full view - About this book
| 1804 - 636 pages
...accordingly * The following is the description of this extraordinary man by Mr. Burke : " In truth he was the delight and ornament of this House, and...the charm of every private society which he honoured wilh his presence. Perhaps there never arose, in this or any oilier country, a man of more pointed... | |
| William Cobbett - 1813 - 726 pages
...Address ; and concluded with a panegyric on the late Mr. Charles Townshend:* • " Charles Townshend was the delight and ornament of this House, and the...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1826 - 510 pages
...re-producer of this fatal scheme ; whom I cannot even now remember without some degree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of...and finished wit ; and (where his passions were not coneerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgmerit. If he had not so great a stock,... | |
| 1832 - 616 pages
...(American taxation) ; whom I cannot even now remember, without some degree of sensibility. In truth, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and...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,... | |
| Edmund Lodge - 1832 - 524 pages
...and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite, and penetrating judgment. He was the delight and ornament of this House, and...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 pages
...re-producer of this fatal scheme : whom I cannot even now remember without »ome degree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of...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.... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 pages
...re-producer of this fatal scheme : whom I cannot even now remember without •'ЗД decree of sensibility. In truth, Sir, he was the delight and ornament of...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 pages
...were made joint paymasters in the summer of 1766, on the removal of the Rockingham administration. IO seemed to be dangerously, if not irrecoverably divided;...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... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 510 pages
...— American taxation ; whom I cannot even now remember without some degree of sensibility. In truth, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and...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,... | |
| George Wingrove Cooke - 1837 - 694 pages
...speaking of Charles Townshend, whom I cannot even now remember without some degree of sensibility. In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of...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 * Collins'? Peerage.... | |
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