 Certainly," says Whitlocke,** with his usual candor, "never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than...  The Law Magazine: Or, Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence - Page 2761837Full view - About this book
 | George Henry Townsend - 1857 - 702 pages
...ability. " Certainly," says "Whiteloeke, " no man ever acted such a 248 CHARLES DESERTS STRAFFORD. part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy,...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person : and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some... | |
 | John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 pages
...culprit. " Certainly," says he, in closing his touching narrative of Strafford's trial and execution, " never any man acted such a part on such a theatre,...with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did, and he moved... | |
 | William Edward Heygate - 1857 - 544 pages
...trial. Never was a nobler sight. I hear that one of his enemies has declared that ' never any man acted with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence ; with...with a better grace in all his words and gestures ; and that he moved all his auditors to remorse and pity.'" " Is there any hope for him ? " " Only... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1857 - 426 pages
...theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with better grace in all his words and gestures, than this great and excellent person did, and he moved the AD 1641. HIS PKOCEEDINGS IN THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 333 hearts of all his auditors, some few exeopted,... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 820 pages
...characterized by Whitelock, the chairman of the committee which conducted the impeachment : " Certainly never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person ; and he moved the hearts of his auditors, some few... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 824 pages
...characterized by Whitelock, the chairman of the committee which conducted the impeachment : " Certainly never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all Ms words and actions, than did this great and excellent person ; and he moved the hearts of his auditors,... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 234 pages
...arms of the great Author of my existence." " Certainly," says Whitlocke,* with his usual candour, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, jndgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1861 - 852 pages
...ever comedian did on the stage. The matter and expression was exceedingly brave. Doubtless, if he " never any man acted such a part on such a theatre...with a better grace in all his words and gestures." He moved many men to pity : but Pym was pitiless; he considered the life of the great criminal, in... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1862 - 360 pages
...man — nay, was worthy of a better man. " .Never," says Whitelock, one of his astutest opponents, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person ; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some... | |
 | David Hume - 1864 - 602 pages
...the arms of the great Author of my existence." * Certainly, says Whitlocke/ with his usual candour, never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person ; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some... | |
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