There was Burke, ignorant, indeed, or negligent of the art of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers, but in amplitude of comprehension and richness of imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. Irish Literature - Page 372edited by - 1904Full view - About this book
| 1877 - 588 pages
...of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers, but in amplitude of comprehension and richness of imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern." Edmund Burke honoured Beaconsfield with his residence for more than a quarter of a century — the... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1842 - 642 pages
...of the art of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers ; but in aptitude of comprehension and richness of imagination, superior to every orator, ancient or modern. There, with eyes reverentially fixed on Burke, appeared the fmest gentleman of the age. — his form... | |
| American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers ; but in amplitude of 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... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 438 pages
...negligent of the art of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers; but in aptitude of 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... | |
| 1843 - 582 pages
...of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers ; but in amplitude of 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... | |
| American periodicals - 1866 - 956 pages
...considerate friend. As yet, the star of Burke, who was to rise, according to Macaulay, "in amplitude of comprehension and richness of imagination superior to every orator ancient or modern," was below the horizon. He was then twenty-three years old, reading for the bar, contributing to papers... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...negligent of the art of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity and taste of his hearers; but in aptitude of 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... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 pages
...the conductors of the impeachment. But there stood Fox and Sheridan. There was Burke, in amplitude of comprehension and richness of imagination, superior to every orator, ancient or modern. There appeared the finest gentleman of the age — his face beaming with intelligence and spirit —... | |
| Readers - 1853 - 458 pages
...ignorant, indeed, of the art of adapting his reasonings and his style to the capacity of his hearers ; but in aptitude of comprehension and richness of imagination superior to every orator, ancient or modern. XI.— BURNS. THOMAS CARLYLE. WE are far from regarding Burns as guilty before the world, as guiltier... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...the conductors of the impeachment. But there stood Fox and Sheridan. There was Burke, in amplitude of comprehension and richness of imagination, superior to every orator, ancient or modern. There appeared the finest gentleman of the age — his face beaming with intelligence and spirit —... | |
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