 But, in spite of the absence of these two distinguished members of the Lower House, the box in which the managers stood contained an array of speakers such as perhaps had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox...  The Yale Literary Magazine - Page 2591843Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 196 pages
...had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox and Sheridan, 30 the English Demosthenes and the English Hyperides....ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixed H on Burke, appeared the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1910 - 300 pages
...such as perhaps had not appeared together since 20 the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...hearers, but in amplitude of comprehension and richness 25 of imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixed... | |
 | 1911 - 200 pages
...speakers such as perhaps had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixt on Burke, appeared the finest gentleman of his age, his form de28 veloped by every manly exercise,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1911 - 328 pages
...such as perhaps had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There 25 were °Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...richness of imagination superior to every orator, 5 ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixed on Burke, appeared the finest gentleman of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1912 - 340 pages
...speakers such as perhaps had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...negligent of the art of adapting his reasonings and 15 his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers, but in amplitude of comprehension and richness... | |
 | 1923 - 422 pages
...are not a part of the reading vocabulary of the youth of sixteen or eighteen. Macaulay says Burke was "ignorant, indeed, or negligent of the art of adapting...his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers." Of these difficulties the greatest is that Burke and Conciliation are not vital to a boy or girl of... | |
 | 1912 - 524 pages
...speakers such as perhaps had not appeared together since the great age of Athenian eloquence. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...Burke, ignorant, indeed, or negligent of the art of adapt82 THE TRIAL OF WARREy HASTINGS ing his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of... | |
 | Edwin Lillie Miller - 1917 - 690 pages
...their lut neither the culprit ntr his advocates attracted s» much notice as the accusers. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. " The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. The ceremony occupied two whole days. On... | |
 | Authur Huntington Nason - 1917 - 552 pages
...exercise : EXERCISE III Explain the presence or absence of commas at the points marked with asterisks: 1. There was Burke,* ignorant, indeed, or negligent, of the art of adapting his reasoning and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers; but,* in amplitude of comprehension... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1920 - 136 pages
...profession. But neither the culprit nor his advocates attracted so much notice as the accusers. There were Fox and Sheridan, the English Demosthenes and the...imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. " The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. The ceremony occupied two whole days. On... | |
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