 He stated his matter skilfully and powerfully. 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.—...  Peerage of England. ... - Seite 475von Arthur Collins - 1812Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...subtle and abstruse. He hit die House between wind and water : and not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never more...unison. He conformed exactly to the temper of the House ; and he seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it. There are many young members in... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 Seiten
...between wind, and water ; and not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, was never more tedious, or more earnest, than the...; he conformed exactly to the temper of the House, and seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it. " Failings," continues Mr. Burke, " he... | |
 | 1826 - 368 Seiten
...between wind and water; and not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, was never more tedious, or more earnest, than the...unison; he conformed exactly to the temper of the House, and seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it. " Failings," continues Mr. Burke, "heundoubtedly... | |
 | 1832 - 616 Seiten
...and abstruse. He hit the house just 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 thepre-conceived opinions and present temper of his hearers required ; with whom he was always in perfect... | |
 | 1832 - 592 Seiten
...tedious, or more earnest, than thepre-conceived opinions and present temper of his hearers required ; with whom he was always in perfect unison. He conformed exactly to the temper of the house; and he seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it. Many of my hearers, who never saw... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1832 - 334 Seiten
...wind and tide. And not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never tedious, or more earnest, than the preconceived opinions and present temper of the house ; and he seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it. " There are many young... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 Seiten
...abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water. — And not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never more...unison. He conformed exactly to the temper of the house; and he seemed to guide, because he was always sure to follow it." The next shall be the celebrated... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 Seiten
...abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water. — And not being troubled with too anxious mid the goading spears of drivers, and Ihe nor more earnest, than the preconceived opinions, and present temper of his hearers required; to whom... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 Seiten
...abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water. — And not being troubled with too anxious ably included in the abstract idea of that power, and which c nor more earnest, than the preconceived opinions, and present temper of his hearers required; to whom... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 288 Seiten
...and abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water ; and not being troubled with too anxious a zeal for any matter in question, he was never more...opinions and present temper of his hearers required, with whom he was always in perfect unison. He conformed exactly to the temper of the house ; and he... | |
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