 | 1827 - 790 oldal
...before the sun ; " — and Mr Pitt acknowledged, " that it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times, and possessed every thing that genius or art could furnish, to agitate and controul the human mind. " — ' And when we recollect, ' adds Mr Moore, ' the men by whom the House... | |
 | 1896 - 588 oldal
...read, when compared with it dwindled into ' nothing, and vanished like vapour before the sun ; ' and Pitt acknowledged ' that it surpassed all the eloquence of ' ancient and modern times, and possessed everything that ' genius or art could furnish to agitate and control the ' human mind.' These tributes... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 oldal
...it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times, and possessed every quality of excellence that genius or art could furnish to agitate, and control the human mind. " After a short interval, one of the friends of Mr. Hastings endeavoured to reply to the speech, but... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 oldal
...eloquence of an" cient or modern times, and that " his speech (on the third charge " against Mr. Hastings) possessed " every thing that genius or art " could...furnish, to agitate and " control the human mind." -: The next great occasion in which the powers of his eloquence were called forth, was the question... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 556 oldal
...eloquence of ancient or modern times, and that his speech (on the third charge against Mr. Hastings possessed every thing that genius or art could furnish, to agitate and control the human mind." " The next great occasirn in which the powers of his eloquence were called forth, was the question... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 oldal
...eloquence of an" cient or modern times, and thai " his speech (on the third charge " against -Mr. Hastings) possessed " every, thing that genius or art " could...furnish, to agitate and " control the human mind." The next great occasion in which the powers of his eloquence were called forth, was the question of... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1816 - 428 oldal
...like vapour before the sun." Mr. Pitt acknowledged, that-it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times, and possessed every thing that genius...could furnish, to agitate and control the human mind. The effects it produced were proportioned to its merits. After a considerable suspension of the debate,... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1816 - 472 oldal
...like vapour before the sun. Mr. Pitt acknowledged, that it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times, and possessed every thing that genius or art could furnish to agitate and controul the human mind. The effects it produced were proportioned to its merits. After a considerable... | |
 | 1816 - 612 oldal
...acknowledged, " that he had surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times ; and that this speech possessed every thing that genius or art could furnish to agitate and conlroul the human miud." This Vas not the only occasion on which Mr. Pitt bowed to the superior eloquence... | |
 | 1817 - 694 oldal
...vapour before the sun." Even Mr. Pitt acknowledged, " that it surpassed all the eloquence of ancient or modern times, and possessed every thing that genius or art could furnish, to agitate and controul the human mind." Some members, afraid of the impulse thus given to the question, moved for... | |
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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; 
