Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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Page 32
... close argument , his speeches had but little . His statements were desultory , though striking , perhaps not very distinct , certainly not at all detailed , and as certainly every way inferior to those of his celebrated son . If he did ...
... close argument , his speeches had but little . His statements were desultory , though striking , perhaps not very distinct , certainly not at all detailed , and as certainly every way inferior to those of his celebrated son . If he did ...
Page 42
... close to the subject , concise , sometimes eminently , even boldly figurative it was original and surprising , yet quite natural . To call it argumentative would be an abuse of terms ; but it had always a sufficient foundation of reason ...
... close to the subject , concise , sometimes eminently , even boldly figurative it was original and surprising , yet quite natural . To call it argumentative would be an abuse of terms ; but it had always a sufficient foundation of reason ...
Page 56
... close reasoning and legal sub- tlety of Dunning , the broad humour and argumenta- tive sarcasm of Lee - were , without intermission , ex- hausted upon the minister , and seemed to have no effect upon his habitually placid deportment ...
... close reasoning and legal sub- tlety of Dunning , the broad humour and argumenta- tive sarcasm of Lee - were , without intermission , ex- hausted upon the minister , and seemed to have no effect upon his habitually placid deportment ...
Page 63
... close . The more recent history , however , of the same question affords instances more parallel to those of the American and the French wars . When peace was restored , and when even the obstacle to the emancipation presented by George ...
... close . The more recent history , however , of the same question affords instances more parallel to those of the American and the French wars . When peace was restored , and when even the obstacle to the emancipation presented by George ...
Page 84
... close his ears against the evils of the war into which this junc- tion plunged the country ; but one who had defended the government steadily through all the calamities of the American contest , had not much to learn of for- titude in ...
... close his ears against the evils of the war into which this junc- tion plunged the country ; but one who had defended the government steadily through all the calamities of the American contest , had not much to learn of for- titude in ...
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