 Every where natural, he carried into public something of that simple and negligent exterior which belonged to him in private. When he began to speak, a common observer might have thought him awkward ; and even a consummate judge could only have been struck...  Peerage of England. ... - Page 251by Arthur Collins - 1812Full view - About this book
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