 His eloquence was of every kind, and he excelled in the argumentative, as well as in the declamatory way. But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction, and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated those...  The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Pagina 135geredigeerd door - 1802Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 pagina’s
...dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated thofe who were the moft willing and the moft able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of their hands, and they fhrunk under the afcendant which his genius gained over theirs. — LORD CHESTERFIELD. Cheer fulnefs... | |
 | 1851 - 724 pagina’s
...Bedford "tremble even in his grave !" energy of diction and such dignity of countenance and action, that he intimidated those who were the most willing and the best able 'л encounter him ; their arms fell out of their nds, and they shrunk under the ascendant which his... | |
 | 1853 - 530 pagina’s
...declamatory way. But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction, and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated those who were the most willing and best able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of their hands, and they shrunk under the ascendant... | |
 | Charles Churchill, William Tooke - 1854 - 368 pagina’s
...declamatory way. But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated...best able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of then: hands, and tney shrunk under the ascendant which his genius gained over theirs. " In that assembly,... | |
 | 1865 - 886 pagina’s
...every kind and he excelled in the argumentative, as well as in the declamatory way ; but his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction,...the most willing and the best able to encounter him, — Hume, Campbell, and Murray (afterwards Lord Mansfield);— their arms fell out of their hands and... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1891 - 296 pagina’s
...every kind, and he excelled in the argumentative as well as in the declamatory way4. But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction,...intimidated those who were the most willing and the 1 Perhaps this error in grammar is due to the copyist or printer, but Chesterfield is not always grammatical.... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 324 pagina’s
...diction, and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated those who were most willing and best able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of their hands, and they struck under the ascendency which his genius gained over theirs." If Chatham's faculties had not been... | |
 | 1911 - 216 pagina’s
...diction and such dignity of action and countenance, that he intimidated those who were most willing and best able to encounter him. Their arms fell out of their hands, and they struck under the ascendant which his genius gained over theirs." If Chatham's faculties had not been... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1927 - 104 pagina’s
...every kind, and he excelled in the argumentative as well as in the declamatory way. But his invectives were terrible, and uttered with such energy of diction, and stern dignity of action and countenance, tenance, that he intimidated those who were the most willing and the best able to encounter him*. Their... | |
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