 | Francis Plowden - 1812 - 678 pages
...public effect ; he persuaded the old, he inspired the young -, the castle vanished before him ; on z small subject he was miserable ; put into his hand...the friends of union to stay at home, and make the count ry of their birth the seat of their action." 1783. ment. It was violently opposed by the attorney-gene"... | |
 | Thomas Ashe - 1812 - 382 pages
...when he transferred himself to the English Parliament ; he forgot that he was a tree of the frost, too old and too great to be transplanted at fifty...seat in the British Parliament is a caution to the advocates of Union to stay at home, and make the country of their birth the seat of their action. "... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1813 - 540 pages
...arm of Jupiter. —He misjudged, when he transferred himself to the English Parliament : he forgot he was a tree of the forest, too old and too great to be transplanted at 50. and his seat in the British Parliament is a caution to the friends of union to stay at home, and... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 556 pages
...and he had the arm of a Jupiter; he misjudged when he traosferred himself to the English parliament j he forgot that he was a tree of the forest, too old...stay at home, and make the country of their birth thereat of their actiom \ \ • vi . . .1 • * • MR. BURGH, Afterward Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer*... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 552 pages
...and he had the arm of a Jupiter; he misjudged when he transferred himself to the English parliament j he forgot that he was a tree of the forest, too old...parliament is a caution to the friends of union to stay at hornet and make the country of their birth the seat of their actions , MR; Afterward Lord Chief Baron... | |
 | 1851 - 786 pages
...described with the same graphic effect : — * " He had said of Flood ' that he forgot ih.it he was an oak of the forest, too old and too great to be transplanted at fifty.' And yet here he was himself. Whether he would take root was the question, and for some moments Tery questionable... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1819 - 484 pages
...inspired the young ; the Castle vanished before him — on a small subject he was miserable — put mto his hand a distaff, and like Hercules, he made sad...the country of their birth the seat of their action. PANEGYRIC ON THE IRISH CONSTITUTION OF 1782. WELL, the minister has destroyed this constitution- —... | |
 | William Henry Curran - 1819 - 468 pages
...unworthy the character of his rival, if in his grave I did not do him justice. He had his faults; but he had great powers, great public effect; he persuaded...and too great to be transplanted at fifty; and his fate in the British parliament is a caution to the friends of union to stay at home, and make the country... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1822 - 406 pages
...unworthy the character of his rival, if in his grave I did not do him justice, he had faults ; but he had great powers, great public effect ; he persuaded...the country of their birth the seat of their action. Mr. Burgh, another great person in .those scenes, which it is not in the little quill of this author... | |
 | Henry Grattan - 1822 - 406 pages
...unworthy the character of his rival, if in his grave I did not do him justice, he had faults; but he had great powers, great public effect; he persuaded...the country of their birth the seat of their action. Mr. Burgh, another great person in those scenes, which it is not in the little quill of this author... | |
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I did not do him justice, he had faults; but he had great powers, great public effect; he persuaded the old, he inspired the young; the castle vanished before him; on a small sub-ject he was miserable; put into his hand a distaff, and, like Hercules,... 
