 ... comprehension and richness of imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixed on Burke, appeared the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence...  The American Eclectic - 480. oldal1842Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1843 - 582 oldal
...finest gentleman of the age, — his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit — the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting, that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honor.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age—his form developed by every manly exercise—his face beaming with intelligence and spirit— the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in Parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honour.... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 oldal
...finest gentleman of the age — his form developed by every manly exercise — his face beaming with intelligence and spirit — the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in Parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honor.... | |
 | 1850 - 546 oldal
...in the service of his country. " At an age," says Mr. Macaulay, in his essay on Warren Hastings, " when most of those who distinguish themselves in life...conspicuous place in Parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honor.... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age — his face beaming with intelligence and spirit — the ingenious, the 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 on the tapestries of the House of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit, the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honour.... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age — his face beaming with intelligence and spirit — the ingenious, the 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 on the tapestries of the House of... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit, the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents ind his unblemished honour.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit — the ingenious, the chivalrous,...conspicuous place in parliament. No advantage of fortune or connection was wanting that could set off to the height his splendid talents and his unblemished honor.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 758 oldal
...the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit, the ingenious, the chivalrous,...manager pass unnoticed. At an age when most of those who distinguished themselves in life are still contending for prizes and fellowships at college, he had... | |
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