 | English literature - 1787 - 690 pages
...approbation, by loudly and repeatedly clapping with their hands as loon as he fat down. — Mr Fox faid, all that he had ever heard — all that he had ever...when compared with it — dwindled into nothing. And Mr Pitt declared, that it had every thing of genius— of eloquence— and of ingenuity — tiat could... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1789 - 678 pages
...of eloquence, argument, and wit united, of which there is any record or tradition. Mr. Fox (aid, " All that he had ever heard — all that he had ever...when compared with it, dwindled into nothing, and vanifhed like vapour before the fun." .Mr. Pitt acknowledged, that it furpafied all the eloquence of... | |
 | History - 1789 - 604 pages
...eloquence, argument, and \\ it united, of which there is any record or tradition. Mr. Fox faid, " Д11 that he had ever heard— all that he had ever read,...when compared with it, dwindled into nothing, and vainlhed like vapour before the fun." Mr. Pitt acknowledged, that it Jur¡vuled all the eloquence of... | |
 | History - 1789 - 592 pages
...eloquence, argument, and wit united, of which there is any record or tradition. Mr. Fox fr.id, " All th;it he had ever heard — all that he had ever read, when compared with it, dwindled into nothing, and vamlhed like vapour betöre the fun." Mr. Pitt acknowledged, that it lurpailed all the eloquence of... | |
 | 1827 - 790 pages
...competent judges, of all parties, leave no doubt of its extraordinary merit. 1 Mr Burke declared it to be " the most astonishing effort of eloquence,...which there was any record or tradition. " Mr Fox said, " All that he had ever heard, all that he had ever read, when compared with it, dwindled into... | |
 | 1896 - 588 pages
...most brilliant display of eloquence ever heard in Parliament. According to Burke, ' the speech ' was the most astonishing effort of eloquence, argument,...' and wit united, of which there was any record or tradi' tion.' Fox said of it, ' All that he had ever heard, all that ' he had ever read, when compared... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...eloquence, argument, and wit united, of which, there is any record or tradition. Mr. Fox avowed, that all he had ever heard, all that he had ever read, when compared to it, dwindled into nothing, and vanished like vapour before the sun. Mr. Pitt confessed that it surpassed... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...eloquence, argument, and wit united, of which, there is any record or tradition. Mr. Fox avowed, that all he had ever heard, all that he had ever read, when compared to it, dwindled into nothing, and vanished like vapour before the sun. Mr. Pitt confessed that it surpassed... | |
 | Charles James Fox - Great Britain - 1815 - 522 pages
...irregular in that house, by loudly and repeatedly clapping with their hands. Mr. Burke declared it to be the most astonishing effort of eloquence, argument, and wit united, of which there is any record or tradition. Sir William Dolben said, that the speech of Mr. Sheridan had stated in... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Great Britain - 1816 - 472 pages
...irregular in the house, by loudly and repeatedly clapping with their hands. , Mr. Burke declared it to be the most astonishing effort of eloquence, argument,...of which there was any record or tradition. Mr. Fox said, all that he had ever heard— all that he had ever read, when compared with it, dwindled into... | |
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All that he had ever heard - all that he had ever read - when compared with it dwindled into nothing, and vanished like vapour before the sun. 
