 Suspended faction ceas'd from rage and strife, To hear his eloquence, and praise his life. Resistless merit fix'd the senate's choice, Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice.  The Royal Tribes of Wales - Page 174by Philip Yorke - 1799 - 194 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...Sufpended faftion ceas'd from rage and ftrife, To hear his eloquence, and praife his life. Refiftlefs merit fix'd the Senate's choice, Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illuftrious age ! how bright thy glories flione, •When HANMER .fill'd the chair — and ANNE .the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...Sufpended faction ceas'd from rage and ftrife, To hear hi's eloquence, and praife his life. Refiftlefs merit fix'd the Senate's choice, Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illuftrious age ! how bright thy glories fhone, "When HANMER fi'll'd the chair— and ANNE the throne... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...Sufpended faftion ceas'd from rage and ftrife, To hear his eloquence, anJ praife his life. Refiftlcfs merit fix'd the Senate's choice, Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illuftrious age ! how bright thy glories (hone, When HANMER fill'd the chair— and ANNE the throne... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
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 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...Thrice ten long years he labour'd for the state ; In every speech persuasive wisdom flow'd, In every act refulgent virtue glow'd : Suspended faction ceas'd...hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illustrious age ! how bright thy glories shone, While Hanmer fill'd the chair — and Anne the throne I Then when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...in debate, Thrice ten long years he labour'dfor the State; In ev'ry speech persuasive wisdom flow'd, In ev'ry act refulgent virtue glow'd: Suspended faction...hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illustrious age! how bright thy glories shone, When HAMMER fill'd the chair— ^and ANNE the throne! Then when... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...Sufpended faction ceas'd from rage and ftrife, To bear his eloquence, and praife his life. • .Refiftlefs merit fix'd the Senate's choice, Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice. Illuftrious age ! how bright thy glories fhone. When Hanmer fill'd the chair—and Anne the throne... | |
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