 In his younger years he had acted playe with so much applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice (become Earl of Shelburne by the death...  Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third - Page 108by Horace Walpole - 1845Full view - About this book
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1845 - 824 pages
...applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice...— to what extent was surmised by all the world. A few words more about Barré, in conjunction with a greater name ; one about which we already know... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1845 - 618 pages
...applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice...held a little knot of young orators at his house; but Barré soon overtopped them ; and Fox had pushed on the project of employing him to insult Pitt —to... | |
 | University magazine - 1845 - 772 pages
...applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. " This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice (become Earl of Shulburne by the death of his father) as a bravo to run down Mr. Pitt. Lord Shelburne held a little.... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1848 - 798 pages
...much applause that it was said Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come on the stage. This man therefore had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice...Shelburne held a little knot of young orators at his house ; Colonel Barré soon overtopped them, and Fox had pushed on the project of employing him to insult... | |
 | English essays - 1848 - 748 pages
...selected by Lord Filzmaurice (become Earl of Shelburne by the death of his father) <wo bravo to run doom Mr. Pitt. Lord Shelburne held a little knot of young orators at his house ; Colonel Barré soon overtopped them, and Fox had pushed un the project of employing him to insult... | |
 | American literature - 1845 - 598 pages
...applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice...the death of his father) as a bravo to run down Mr. Pilt Lord Shelburne held a little knot of young orators at his house ; but Barre eoon overtopped them... | |
 | 1845 - 960 pages
...applause, that, it was said, Garrick had offered him a thousand pounds a-year to come upon the stage. "This man, therefore, had been selected by Lord Fitzmaurice...a little knot of young orators at his house ; but Barré soon overtopped them ; and Fox had pushed on the project of employing him to insult Pitt —... | |
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