 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 172by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1900 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1842 - 642 pages
...tyranny over the lord of the holy city of Benares, and the ladies of the princely house of Oude. " The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great...just sentence of Bacon and the just absolution of Somers ; the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party,... | |
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...exercising tyranny over the lord of the holy city of Benares, and the ladies of the princely house of Oiide. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great...William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded with acclamation at the inauguration of thirty Kings; the hall which had witnessed the just sentence of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...exercising tyranny over the lord of the holy city of Benares, and the ladies of the princely house of Oude. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great...just sentence of Bacon and the just absolution of Somers; the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...bouse of Oude. The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the • Governor General of India. * Q* great hall of William Rufus ; the hall which had resounded...just sentence of Bacon and the just absolution of Somers; the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 474 pages
...Westminster Hall, has been graphically and beautifully painted by Mr. Macaulay. " The place," he says, " was worthy of such a trial. It was the great hall...just sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somers,* the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...statue of Lord William Bentick.* The well-known description of Hastings' trial is as follows : — The place was worthy of such a trial. It was the great...just sentence of Bacon, and the just absolution of Somers ; the hall where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed and melted a victorious party,... | |
 | 1849 - 864 pages
...statue of Lord William Bentiuck."* The well-known description of Hastings' trial is as follows : — " 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... | |
 | 1849 - 822 pages
...»tatué of Lord William Uentiek."* The well-known description 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 with acclamations at the inauguration of thirty... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pages
...statue of Lord William Bcntinck." * The well-known description of Hastings' trial is as follows :— " 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 inanguratiou of thirty kings ; the hall... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1850 - 746 pages
...of Lord William Bentinck." * The well-known description of Hastings' trial is as 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... | |
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