Certainly," says Whitlocke,** with his usual candor, "never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than... Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts, Including ... - Página 222de John Heneage Jesse - 1840Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Sydney Smith - 1850 - 474 páginas
...the " great Author of my existence." " Certainly," says Whitelock, (with his usual candour,) " never any man acted such a part on such a " theatre, with...hearts of all his auditors, (some few excepted,) to " pity and remorse." All these men, in their different walks of life, as warriors, or as statesmen,... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 páginas
...Certainly," says Whitelock (with his usual candor,) " never any man acted such a part on such a theater, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence ; with...hearts of all his auditors (some few excepted) to pity and remorse." All these men, in their different walks of life, as warriors, or as statesmen, seemed,... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 páginas
...Certainly," says Whitelock (with his usual candor,) " never any man acted such a part on such a theater, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence ; with...hearts of all his auditors (some few excepted) to pity and remorse." All these men, in their different walks of life, as warriors, or as statesmen, seemed,... | |
| John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1851 - 480 páginas
...temper, and with better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did, and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity."* At this time it depended a good deal upon accident to which party Whitelock should be permanently attached,... | |
| Richard Cattermole - 1852 - 412 páginas
...chairman of the committee of impeachment. " Certainly," writes that honest adversary of Strafford, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did ; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors (some... | |
| Hugh James Rose - 1853 - 566 páginas
...impeaching committee, who thus describes his demeanour on this trying occasion :-— " Certainly never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with...auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity." His defence, indeed, was so strong, that the original impeachment was deserted for the arbitrary mode... | |
| Bulstrode Whitlocke - 1853 - 612 páginas
...to your judgment, and whether that judgment be of life or death, Te Deum laudamus. Certainly never any man acted such a part on such a theatre with more...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did ; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors (some... | |
| William Douglas Hamilton - 1853 - 188 páginas
...of his defence ; and Whitelock, who was opposed to him, thus describes the scene : " Certainly never man acted such a part on such a theatre with more...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did ; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some... | |
| George Bankes - 1853 - 372 páginas
...Committee sitting for this prosecution, thus records the effect of this defence : " Certainly never any man acted such a part on such a theatre, with more wis dom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace... | |
| Elizabeth Cartwright Penrose - 1854 - 602 páginas
...excellent defence, which Whitelock, in his Memorials, gives at length ; and adds, " Certainly never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did." The king, knowing that Strafford's greatest fault... | |
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