The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus, the hall which had resounded with acclamations at the inauguration of thirty kings, the hall which had witnessed the just sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somers,... Macaulay's Essay on Warren Hastings - Page 110by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1842 - 642 pages
...the ladies of the princely house of Oude. " The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded...awed and melted a victorious party, inflamed with jusf resentment; the hall where Charles had confronted the High Court of Justice with the placid courage... | |
| 1842 - 654 pages
...such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded with acclamation at the inauguration of thirty Kings; the hall which...absolution of Somers ; the hall where the eloquence of Slrafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party inflamed with just resentment ; the hall... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 478 pages
...beautifully painted by Mr. Macaulay. " The place," he says, " was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus, the hall which had resounded...just sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Sorners,* the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party... | |
| 1849 - 822 pages
...of Hastings' trial is as follow» : — "The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hull of William Rufus — the hall which had resounded...thirty kings ; the hall which had witnessed the just sentenoe of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somera : the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had... | |
| 1849 - 864 pages
...— " The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus — the hall whioh had resounded with acclamations at the inauguration...of thirty kings; the hall which had witnessed the juat sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somers ; the hall where the eloquence of Stafford... | |
| Archibald Alison - 1850 - 746 pages
...follows : — '• The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rnfus — the hall which had resounded with acclamations at the inauguration of thirty kings ; the ball which had witnessed the just sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somers ; the hall where... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...over the ladies of the princelyhouse of Oude. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded...acclamations at the inauguration of thirty kings ; the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party inflamed with... | |
| 1853 - 458 pages
...X.— TRIAL OF WARREN HASTINGS. TB MACAULA?. THE place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded with acclamations at the inaugurations of thirty kings ; the hall which had witnessed the just sentence of Bacon, and the just... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1854 - 452 pages
...over the ladies of the princely house of Oude. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus, the hall which had resounded...hall which had witnessed the just sentence of Bacon andthe just absolutionof Somers, the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...over the ladies of the princely house of Oude. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded...acclamations at the inauguration of thirty kings ; the hall where the eloquence of Stratford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party inflamed with... | |
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