 The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art.  Polyanthos - Page 2501806Full view - About this book
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...which in the * Rev. Robert Hall in his Apology for tlie Freedom of the Press, says of Mr. Burke, ' His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of ait.' natural and in the political world, from the reciprocal struggle... | |
 | Charles Henry Webb - 1874 - 700 pages
...This man's brow, like to a title leaf, Foretells the nature of a tragic volume." Shakspeare. " His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation, and every work of art." Robert ffaa. " Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge." Sir... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1874 - 798 pages
...Philosophy. Remarhs on Thomas Brown. 396 Hall. — Kotaebue. — Brydges. ROBERT HALL. 1764-1831. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art, (Of Burke.) Apology for the Freedom of the Press. He might be a... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1875 - 890 pages
...Pkilesepkf. Remarks «•» Tk.-mas Brew*. Hall. — Kotzebne. — Brydges. 431 ROBERT HALL. 1764-1831. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art. (Of Burke.) Apology for the Freedom of the Press. He might be a... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1875 - 968 pages
...diction than any volume of tho same size in our language. Robert Hall has truly said, " Mr. Burke's Mountains. From thence they behold before them an immense plain, one vast, rich, level meadow the , creation and every walk of art. His eulogium on the Glueen of France is a master- O piece of... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence ? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk d art. His eulogium on the Queen of France is a masterpiece of pathetic... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Great Britain - 1878 - 516 pages
...i. 413-416. Robert Hall ( Works, p. 190) says :— " The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every source of the creation, and every walk of art." Sir T. Erskine May (Const. Hist. i. 402) : — " In... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Great Britain - 1878 - 514 pages
...i. 413-410. Robert Hall ( Works, p. 190) says :— " The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every source of the creation, and every walk of art." Sir T. Erskine May (Const. Hist. i. 4'.)2) : — "... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 582 pages
...withstand the fascination find magic of his eloquence? The excursions of his genius arc immense- ! His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art." — ROBERT HILL. " [Burke] one of the greatest men, and, Bacon... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Authors - 1879 - 576 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence? The excursions of his genius are immense! His ht it their duty to address him in a still more urgent manner. William Sancroft, Archbishop of the creation and every walk of art." — ROBERT HALL. " [Burke] one of the greatest men, and, Bacon... | |
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