 But those who, within the last ten years, have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey, are able to form some estimate of the powers of a race...  The Works of Lord Macaulay - Page 532by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and was rendered less tedious than it otherwise would have been,... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1842 - 642 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost." pp. 123-127. 18. — The Foreign Quarterly Renew, for October, 1841. This work is, with us, an especial... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and was rendered less tedious than it would otherwise have been,... | |
 | 1843 - 582 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestry of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...race of men, among whom he was not the foremost." But we are wandering. In regard to the merits of the case, the opinions of individuals, undoubtedly,... | |
 | 1845 - 694 pages
...of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey, may well appreciate the powers of a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. But this would be an inference unfair to Mr. Grey's position. No young man ever attained such precocious... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...listened with delight, till the morning sun shone in upon the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and was rendered less tedious than it would otherwise have been,... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...able to form some estimate of the powers of a race of meii among whom he was not the foremost. — MACAULAY. DEFENCE OF PELTIER. (In 1803, M. Peltier published... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Grey,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. Macaulay. ..VII.-THE TWO-FOLD RESCUE. LATIN. I Con-tin'gen-cies, n tangere. Ee-lig'ion, n legarc. Re-mem'ber,... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1866 - 262 pages
...have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles, Earl Grey,...race of men, among whom he was not the foremost." » To combat, with any hope of success, so formidable an array of professional talent, seconded by... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...the House of Lords, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles Earl Gray, are able to form eome estimate of the powers of a race of men among whom...charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and was rendered less tedious than it would otherwise have been,... | |
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