 The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield with equal dexterity the arms of reason and of ridicule.  The North American Review - Page 4811842Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pages
...If Johnson was thinking of him, he differed widely in opinion from Gibbon, who describes North as ' a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity the arms of reason and of ridicule.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 221. On May 2, 1775, he wrote: — ' If they turned out Lord North to-morrow,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 pages
...wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reafqn and of ridicule. He was feated on the Treafury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and ftate, magis pares quam fimilts; and the minifter might indulge in a fliort flumber, whilft he was... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reafon and of ridicule. He was feated on the Treafury bebch between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and ftate, magis pares quam Jimiles ; and the minifter might indulge in a fhort flumber , whilft he was... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the Treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...was ably vindicated by lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate nusln of delule, who could wield, with equal dexterity, the arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated он the treasury-bench, between his attorney and solicitor-general, the two pillars of the law and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1814 - 726 pages
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the Treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 pages
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by Lm-dJVorth, л statesman of spotless ititegrity.a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the treasury-bench between his Attorney and Solicitor General, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
 | 1818 - 590 pages
...alliance ; and he is represented by his friend Mr. Gibbon, " as a statesman of spotless integrity, and a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity, the arms of reason, and of ridicule." On his return from Switzerland, this celebrated historian observes, " the house in London, which I... | |
 | 1818 - 486 pages
...alliance ; and he is represented by his friend Mr. Gibbon, " as a statesman of spotless integrity, and a consummate master of debate, who could wield with...equal dexterity, the arms of reason, and of ridicule." On his return from Switzerland, this celebrated historian observes, " the house in London, which I... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...age. The cause of government was ably vindicated by lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield, with...arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the treasury-bench between his attorney and solicitorgeneral, the two pillars of the law and state, magis... | |
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