 | Englishmen - 1837 - 494 pages
...lord-chancellor. " In Israel's court ne'er sat an Abctlidin With more discerning eyes or hands more elean, Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access." Shaftesbury, now thoroughly disgusted with political life, resolved to bid a final adieu to the scene... | |
 | Great Britain - 1839 - 466 pages
...fame deserv'd no enemy can grudge j The statesmen we abhor, but praise the judge. In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or...Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress .; Swift of despatch, and easy of acccu. The 4th of July was a very sultry day, and the council chamber at Whitehall... | |
 | James Bennett - 1840 - 494 pages
...deserv'd no enemy can grudge : " The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge. " In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin " With more discerning eyes,...clean, " Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress j 447 WILL OP JOHN WAKEMAN, THE LAST ADBOT OP TEWKESBORY AND FIRST BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER. [Extracted... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1843 - 252 pages
...fame deserved no enemy can grudge ; The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge. In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbribed, unbought, the wretched to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access." On the indictment... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...fame deserv'd no enemy can grudge ; The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge. In Israel's courts love me ! I know thou wilt say ay ; Аги1 I will...thou swcar'st, Thou may'st prove false : at lover despatch, and easy of access. Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 758 pages
...In Israe1's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbribed, unsought, the wretched to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access." " Swift of dispatch" even Mr. Twiss could hardly call him : but in all other respects, his integrity,... | |
 | 1845 - 672 pages
...fame deserved no enemy can grudge The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge, In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or hands more clean, I'nbribed. unsought, the wretched to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access." " Swift of dispatch"... | |
 | William Newland Welsby - Judges - 1846 - 584 pages
...fame deserv'd no enemy can grudge, The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge : In Isr'els courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or...to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access. Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown, Or had the rank ness... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 410 pages
...fame deserv'd no enemy can grudge ; The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge. In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin* With more discerning eyes,...Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress ; Swift of despatch, and easy of access. * A Jewish word for judge. Shaftesbury had been Lord Chancellor. N Oh... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 290 pages
...fame deserv'cl no enemy can grudge ; The statesman we abhor, but praise the judge. In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin* With more discerning eyes,...Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress ; Swift of despatch, and easy of access. Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper... | |
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In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin With more discerning eyes, or hands more clean, Unbrib'd, unsought, the wretched to redress, Swift of dispatch, and easy of access. Oh! had he been content to serve the crown, With -virtues only proper to the gown;... 
