 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...between wind and water. — And not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never more tedious, or more earnest, than the...conformed exactly to the temper of the House ; and he seemed to guide, because he was also sure to follow it. I beg pardon, Sir, if, when I speak of this... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...in queftion, he was never more tedious, or more earned, than the pre-conceived opinions, and prefent temper of his hearers required ; to whom he was always in perfect unifon. He conformed exactly to the temper of the houfe ; and he feemed to guide, becaufe he was always... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1775 - 552 pages
...in queflion, he was never more tedious, or more earned, than the pre-conceived opinions, and prefent temper of his hearers required ; to whom he was always in perfect unifon. He conformed exactly to the temper of the houle ; and he ftemed to guide, . becaiife he was... | |
 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...wind and water. — And, П(Л being troubled with too anxkms a zeal for any mailer in question, he was never more tedious, or more earnest, than the...always in perfect unison. He- conformed exactly to thf! temper of the house ; and he seemed to- guide, .because lie was alvrays sure to follow it. I beg... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792 - 608 pages
...in queftion, he was never more tedious, or more earneft, than the preconceived opinions and prefent temper of his hearers required ; to whom he was always in perfect unifon. He conformed exactly to the temper of the Houfe ; and he feemed to guide, becaufe he was always... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...queftion, he was never more tedious, or more earneft, than the pre-conceived opinions, and prefent temper of his hearers required; to whom he was always in perfect unifon. He conformed exactly to the temper of the houfe ; and he feemed to guide, becaufe he was always... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...queftion, he was never more tedious, or more earnefr, than the pre-conceived opinions, and prefent temper of his hearers required; to whom he was always in perfect unifon. He conformed exactly to the temper of the houfc; and he feemed to guide, becaufe he was always... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never * more tedious and more earnest than the preconceived opinions and present...of his hearers required, to whom he was always in perfe6t unison. He conformed exactly to the temper of the house ; and he seemed to guide, because he... | |
 | 1801 - 618 pages
...argument was neither trite nor vulgar, nor subtle and abstruse; he hit the house just between -wind anJ •water ; and not being troubled with too anxious...temper of the house, and seemed to guide, because be was always sure to follow it. " There are many young members, such of late has been the rapid succession... | |
 | Biography - 1804 - 646 pages
...earnest than the pre-conceived opinions, and present temper ofhis hearers required, to whom he was alwa)' in perfect unison ; he conformed exactly to the temper of the house, and seemed to guide, because he wa* always sure to follow it. " There are many young members, such of late has been the rapid succession... | |
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He particularly excelled in a most luminous explanation, and display of his subject. His style of argument was neither trite and vulgar, nor subtle and abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water. And not being troubled with too anxious a zeal... 
