| Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 710 Seiten
...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...Barre", the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and philosophical fancy of Burke, and the argumentative vehemence of Fox, who, in the conduct of a party,... | |
| Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 768 Seiten
...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...opposition was supported by the lively declamation of Barr6, the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and philosophical fancy of Burke, and the argumentative... | |
| John Lawson Stoddard - 1913 - 494 Seiten
...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...principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended; and the subject of the momentous contest was the... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1916 - 1006 Seiten
...powerful opposition was supported, by the lively < I. SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE. " tion of Barrb, the legal acuteness of Dunning, the profuse and "...and war, every principle of justice or policy, every ques" tion of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and " the subject of the momentous... | |
| John Drinkwater - 1928 - 448 Seiten
...would have become also a great English minister, we have the support of Gibbon, who said that Fox, "in the conduct of a party, approved himself equal to the conduct of an empire." His public life had the supreme virtue of fearlessness. Frances, Lady Shelley, in her "Diary," notes... | |
| 1860 - 856 Seiten
...suffered in consequence. Gibbon has oeserted that Fox was a great and sagacious leader — " Fox, who, hi the conduct of a party, approved himself equal to the conduct of an empire." The words were written towards the close of the historian's life, and when ample materials fbr judgment... | |
| Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 Seiten
...upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow and the skillful eloquence of Wedderburne. From the adverse side of the house an ardent and powerful...principle of justice or policy, every question of authority and freedom, was attacked and defended ; and the subject of the momentous contest was the... | |
| 1842 - 558 Seiten
...was upholden on either hand by the majestic sense of Thurlow, and the skilful eloquence of Wedderbum. 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... | |
| Carlo Botta - 1826 - 430 Seiten
...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...fancy of Burke ; and the argumentative vehemence of For, who, in conduct of a party, approved himself equal to the conduct of an empire. By such men, every... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1859 - 858 Seiten
...and he suffered in consequence. Gibbon has asserted that Fox was a great and sagacious leader — ' Fox, who, in the conduct of a party, approved himself equal to the conduct of an Empire.' The words were written towards the close of the historian's life, and when ample materials for judgment... | |
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