 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 Southern Quarterly Review - Page 286edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...generation which is now in the vigor of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...a race of men, among whom he was not the foremost. The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 438 pages
...generation which is now in the vigour of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days, and... | |
 | 1845 - 694 pages
...language, 'And those who in our time have listened till the morning sun broke in upon the tapestried walls 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...generation which is now in the vigor of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...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,... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...high-souled Windham. Nor, though surrounded by such men, did the youngest manager pass unnoticed. Those who have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone...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
...high-souled Windham. Nor, though surrounded by such men, did the youngest manager pass unnoticed. Those who have listened with delight, till the morning sun shone...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,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 1088 pages
...generation which is now in the vigour of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. The ceremony occupied two whole days, and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1860 - 588 pages
...generation which is now in the vigour of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. The ceremony occupied two whole days, and... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...generation which is now in the vigor of life, he is the sole representative of a great age, which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...morning sun shone on the tapestries of the House of IiOrds, to the lofty and animated eloquence of Charles, Kail Grey, are able to form some estimate of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 pages
...generation which is now in the vigour of life, he is the sole representative of a great age which has passed away. But those who, within the last ten years,...a race of men among whom he was not the foremost. The charges and the answers of Hastings were first read. The ceremony occupied two whole days, and... | |
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