Speeches of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: (Several Corrected by Himself)P. Martin, 1816 - Great Britain |
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... circumstances which have obliged the officers of the crown to put off the state trials ; and do but attend to the very mischievous reason he has assigned for his regret- that he could not lay before this house the proofs of the guilt of ...
... circumstances which have obliged the officers of the crown to put off the state trials ; and do but attend to the very mischievous reason he has assigned for his regret- that he could not lay before this house the proofs of the guilt of ...
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... circumstances not a little similar , and conduct very much like that of the pre- sent evening . The memorable epoch of the state trials is fresh in the recollection of gentlemen . To this I particularly allude . At that period ...
... circumstances not a little similar , and conduct very much like that of the pre- sent evening . The memorable epoch of the state trials is fresh in the recollection of gentlemen . To this I particularly allude . At that period ...
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... circumstances , and see whether they can dis- cover any cause adequate to the effects which we behold . Let gentlemen look back to the period when a whole people , under the government of Lord Fitzwilliam , exhibited the most fervent ...
... circumstances , and see whether they can dis- cover any cause adequate to the effects which we behold . Let gentlemen look back to the period when a whole people , under the government of Lord Fitzwilliam , exhibited the most fervent ...
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... circumstance of difficulty cleared up . There are other instances , however , in which the same spirit has been displayed by ministers . A noble duke ( Bedford ) , of great character and influence , desirous to exert that in- fluence 22 ...
... circumstance of difficulty cleared up . There are other instances , however , in which the same spirit has been displayed by ministers . A noble duke ( Bedford ) , of great character and influence , desirous to exert that in- fluence 22 ...
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... circumstances which have recently occurred ( joined to the sentiment of mutual affection and common interest ) will dispose the parliaments of both kingdoms to provide in the manner which they shall judge most expedient , for settling ...
... circumstances which have recently occurred ( joined to the sentiment of mutual affection and common interest ) will dispose the parliaments of both kingdoms to provide in the manner which they shall judge most expedient , for settling ...
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Page xxvi - No holy seer of religion, no statesman, no orator, no man of any literary description whatever, has come up, in the one instance, to the pure sentiments of morality ; or. in the other, to that variety of knowledge, force of imagination, propriety and vivacity...
Page lxi - When the loud cry of trampled Hindostan Arose to Heaven in her appeal from man, His was the thunder, his the avenging rod, The wrath — the delegated voice of God ! Which shook the nations through his lips, and blazed...
Page lix - Was this, then, the fate of that high-gifted man, The pride of the palace, the bower, and the hall — The orator, dramatist, minstrel, — who ran Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all.
Page 371 - That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that a monument be erected in the Cathedral Church of ST.
Page xxvi - ... other, to that variety of knowledge, force of imagination, propriety and vivacity of allusion, beauty and elegance of diction, strength and copiousness of style, pathos and sublimity of conception, to which we have this day listened with ardour and admiration.
Page lx - Whose eloquence—bright'ning whatever it tried, " Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave,— « Was as rapid, as deep, and as brilliant a tide, " As ever bore Freedom aloft on its...
Page 330 - I would not have a Slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me when I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews, bought and sold, have ever earned!
Page 218 - I do not like thee, Dr Fell. The reason why I cannot tell, But this I know, I know full well, I do not like thee, Dr Fell.
Page lvi - Th' expressive glance, whose subtle comment draws Entranced attention, and a mute applause ; Gesture that marks, with force and feeling fraught, A sense in silence, and a will in thought ; Harmonious speech, whose pure and liquid tone Gives verse a music, scarce confess'd its own ; As light from gems assumes a brighter ray, And clothed with orient hues, transcends the day ! Passion's wild break, and frowns that awe the sense, And every charm of gentler eloquence — All perishable ! like th...
Page lv - E'en beauty's portrait wears a softer prime, Touched by the tender hand of mellowing time. The patient sculptor owns an humbler part, A ruder toil, and more mechanic art; Content with slow and timorous stroke to trace The lingering line, and mould the tardy grace...