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Pagina 36
... things , but his heart and prin- ciples were incorrupt . His faults were those of temperament , of accident , and of edu- cation . I became my own master : my fortune , however , was not so large as had been ex- pected . Mr. Parker had ...
... things , but his heart and prin- ciples were incorrupt . His faults were those of temperament , of accident , and of edu- cation . I became my own master : my fortune , however , was not so large as had been ex- pected . Mr. Parker had ...
Pagina 46
... thing . They expect to be in parliament , and have probably desired the advantages of a legal education as a pre- paration for political life . Fifteen remain , say , of the age of five - and - twenty . Well , let ten years pass over ...
... thing . They expect to be in parliament , and have probably desired the advantages of a legal education as a pre- paration for political life . Fifteen remain , say , of the age of five - and - twenty . Well , let ten years pass over ...
Pagina 54
... thing about him . Penrose , I assure you , is a very manly fellow . He was a man , before he was either a wit , or scholar . He is nothing of a literary petit mâitre . If you met him at the Sheridan Club , you would never know that he ...
... thing about him . Penrose , I assure you , is a very manly fellow . He was a man , before he was either a wit , or scholar . He is nothing of a literary petit mâitre . If you met him at the Sheridan Club , you would never know that he ...
Pagina 67
... things , confounded fame and notoriety , gave a splendid villa to an Opera danseuse , and dabbled extensively in turf speculations . He kept his seat in Parlia- ment by liberal disbursements from his well filled purse , and being always ...
... things , confounded fame and notoriety , gave a splendid villa to an Opera danseuse , and dabbled extensively in turf speculations . He kept his seat in Parlia- ment by liberal disbursements from his well filled purse , and being always ...
Pagina 69
... things , which they will probably get as soon as the world is at an end . " " How can you reconcile it to your con- science , Cumberland , to take part in pro- ceedings which you evidently think humbug ? " " Why that is just the reason ...
... things , which they will probably get as soon as the world is at an end . " " How can you reconcile it to your con- science , Cumberland , to take part in pro- ceedings which you evidently think humbug ? " " Why that is just the reason ...
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Pagina 271 - This innoxious and ineffectual character, that seems formed upon a plan of apology and disculpation, falls miserably short of the mark of public duty. That duty demands and requires, that what is right should not only be made known but made prevalent, that what is evil should not only be detected but defeated.
Pagina 266 - ... in certain respects the most remarkable amongst those pupils of Mr. Canning who were inclined to support reform — there being in his character a combination of many qualities not often found together. In the early part of his career, it is remarked, his public reputation was by no means high, for he sacrificed too much to social enjoyment, being proficient in those graceful pursuits which impart more polish to the person than power to the will. " But his nature was too masculine to sink beneath...
Pagina 268 - And then, with perfect correctness, it is added, that, though his thinking was never original or profound, he could spice his common-places with so much piquancy, and dress up parliamentary platitudes with so much sounding rhetoric, and then rattle off his concerted pieces with such swashing spirit, that he could deceive political novices into the idea that be was a genius.
Pagina 141 - When I got a fair view of his face I was displeased at its expression. There was a furtive look about the eyes and mouth, an appearance as if he were playing a part that did not become him. He seemed as if he had done something which made him feel unquietly, like a monk of La Trappe addicted to eating beefsteak in the dark.
Pagina 260 - In the first place, let us exclude the banker, except that he can give a reason for the faith that is in him, because he is an interested party.
Pagina 165 - Men, some to business, some to pleasure take, But every woman is at heart a rake.