The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield with equal dexterity the arms of reason and of ridicule. The North American Review - Strana 4811842Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| James Boswell - 1786 - Počet stránok 552
...If Johnson was thinking of him, he differed widely in opinion from Gibbon, who describes North as ' a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity the arms of reason and of ridicule.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 221. On May 2, 1775, he wrote: — ' If they turned out Lord North to-morrow,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1796 - Počet stránok 520
...wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reafqn and of ridicule. He was feated on the Treafury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and ftate, magis pares quam fimilts; and the minifter might indulge in a fliort flumber, whilft he was... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1796 - Počet stránok 360
...wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reafon and of ridicule. He was feated on the Treafury bebch between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and ftate, magis pares quam Jimiles ; and the minifter might indulge in a fhort flumber , whilft he was... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - Počet stránok 512
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the Treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - Počet stránok 768
...was ably vindicated by lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate nusln of delule, who could wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated он the treasury-bench, between his attorney and solicitor-general, the two pillars of the law and... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1814 - Počet stránok 726
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the Treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1816 - Počet stránok 498
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lm-dJVorth, л statesman of spotless ititegrity.a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
| 1818 - Počet stránok 590
...alliance ; and he is represented by his friend Mr. Gibbon, " as a statesman of spotless integrity, and a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity, the arms of reason, and of ridicule." On his return from Switzerland, this celebrated historian observes, " the house in London, which I... | |
| 1818 - Počet stránok 486
...alliance ; and he is represented by his friend Mr. Gibbon, " as a statesman of spotless integrity, and a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity, the arms of reason, and of ridicule." On his return from Switzerland, this celebrated historian observes, " the house in London, which I... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1825 - Počet stránok 338
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the treasury-bench between his attorney and solicitorgeneral, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
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