 The right hon. gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an authority will always tell. Some lines, for example, upon friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. gentleman ! The theme, the poet, the speaker — what a felicitous...  The Quarterly Review - Page 224edited by - 1913Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1845 - 788 pages
...genius; we all, at least most of us, deplore his untimely end ; mid we all sympathize with him in his fierce struggle with supreme prejudice and sublime...Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. Gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its effect in debate must... | |
 | Thomas Power O'Connor - 1879 - 736 pages
...fierce struggle with supreme prejudice and sublime mediocrity,—with inveterate foes and with—'candid friends.' The right hon. Gentleman may be sure that...Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. Gentleman! The theme—the poet—the speaker—what a felicitous combination! Its effect in debate must be overwhelming... | |
 | Thomas Power O'Connor - 1879 - 756 pages
...friends.' The right hon. Gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an authority will alwavs tell. Some lines, for example, upon friendship, written...Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. Gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its effect in debate must... | |
 | Thomas Power O'Connor - 1880 - 354 pages
...genius ; we all, at least most of us, deplore his untimely end ; and we all sympathise with him in his fierce struggle with supreme prejudice and sublime...Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. Gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its effect in debate must... | |
 | Georg Brandes - 1880 - 392 pages
...prejudice and sublime mediocrity, with inveterate foes, and with ' candid friends.' The right honourable gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an...friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right honourable gentleman. The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1880 - 842 pages
...prejudice and sublime mediocrity — with inveterate foes and with ' candid friends.' The right honourable gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an...friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right honourable gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its... | |
 | Georg Brandes - 1880 - 410 pages
...prejudice and sublime mediocrity, with inveterate foes, and with ' candid friends." The right honourable gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an authority will always tell—some lines, for example, upon friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right honourable... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1881 - 792 pages
...we all — at least, most of us — deplore his untimely end ; and we all sympathise with him in his fierce struggle with supreme prejudice and sublime...Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its effect in debate must... | |
 | Cornelius Brown - 1881 - 440 pages
...we all — at least most of us — deplore his untimely end ; and we all sympathise with him in his fierce struggle with supreme prejudice and sublime...quotation from such an authority will always tell — sometimes, for example, upon friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right hon. gentleman... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1881 - 564 pages
...The right henourable gentleman may be sure that a quotation from such an autherity will always tolL Some lines, for example, upon friendship, written by Mr. Canning, and quoted by the right henourable gentleman ! The theme — the poet — the speaker — what a felicitous combination ! Its... | |
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