 Westminster election against palace and treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was, indeed, not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled...  Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings - Page 171by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A person... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A.person... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...advanced to the bar and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A person... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 478 pages
...indeed, was not unworthy of that great presence ; he had ruled an extensive and populous country, and made laws and treaties, had sent forth armies, had...he had so borne himself, that all had feared him, most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory except virtue. He looked... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...advanced to the bar and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...he had so borne himself, that all had feared him, most had loved him, and hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1852 - 380 pages
...[Trinity College Scholarships, 1843.] 133. THE culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A person... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pages
...advanced tothe bar,_and^b£at,hja knee/ The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country ; had...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. A person, small and + emaciated, yet deriving dignity from a... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pages
...advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and not like a bad man. A person... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...advanced to the bar and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country, had made...he had so borne himself, that all had feared him, most had loved him, and hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. He looked like... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed not unworthy of that great presence. He had ruled an extensive and populous country; had made...most had loved him, and that hatred itself could deny him no title to glory, except virtue. A person, small and ^emaciated, yet deriving dignity from a carriage... | |
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