His speech it would be difficult to detail; it lasted three hours and twenty-five minutes, and was uttered in so low and faint a voice that it was almost impossible to hear him. At intervals he obtained the permission of the House to speak sitting, a... Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third - Page 208by Horace Walpole - 1845Full view - About this book
| Douglas Jerrold - English periodicals - 1845 - 606 pages
...away. He would he convinced we were doing right, or he would inflexibly arraign." Pitt's reply :— " His speech it would be difficult to detail ; it lasted...him. At intervals he obtained the permission of the bouse to speak sitting, a permission he did not abuse, supporting himself with cordials, and having... | |
| 1845 - 622 pages
...away. He would be convinced we were doing right, or he would inflexibly arraign." Pitt's reply : — « His speech it would be difficult to detail ; it lasted...and faint a voice that it was almost impossible to bear him. At intervals he obtained the permission of the house to speak sitting, a permission he did... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1867 - 672 pages
...crutch he reached his accustomed seat. " He had the appearance," writes Walpole, who was present, " of a man determined to die in that cause, and at that hour." The langour which pain had imprinted on his emaciated countenance, the recollection of the great and... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1875 - 400 pages
...crutch he reached his accustomed seat. " He had the appearance," writes Walpole, who was present, " of a man determined to die in that cause, and at that hour." The languor which pain had imprinted on his emaciated countenance, the recollection of the great and... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 416 pages
...his crutch he reached his accustomed seat. " He had the appearance," writes Walpole, who was present, "of a man determined to die in that cause, and at that hour." The languor which pain had imprinted on his emaciated countenance, the recollection of the great and... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1902 - 492 pages
...crutch he reached his accustomed seat. " He had the appearance," writes Walpole, who was present, " of a man determined to die in that cause, and at that hour." The languor which pain had imprinted on his emaciated countenance, the recollection of the great and... | |
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