 | 1855 - 534 pagina’s
...day. to have ' missed hearing that !' He was always greatly impressed by Macaulay's attainments : ' There are no limits to his knowledge ' on small subjects...he has occasional flashes of silence that make his conver' sation perfectly delightful.' Mr. Luttrell is perpetually referred to for his knowledge and... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 936 pagina’s
...much; but now ho has occasional Hashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful. Hut what is far better and more important than all this...to be incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, ganers, wealth, titles, before him in vain. He has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the... | |
 | 1855 - 724 pagina’s
...Yes, I agree, he is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps have said before (though I never did so) that he talked...incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles, before him in vain. lie has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the world could not... | |
 | 1855 - 534 pagina’s
...Yt>s. I agree, he is certainty more agreeable since his ivtnro from India. His enemies might perhaps have said before (though I never did so) that he talked...and more important than all this is, that I believe Macnnlay to be incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles before him in vain.... | |
 | lady Saba Holland - 1855 - 562 pagina’s
...Yes, I agree, he is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps have said before (though I never did so) that he talked...incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles, before him in vain. He has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the world could not... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1855 - 610 pagina’s
...breeches. ... I agree he is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps have said before, though I never did so, that he talked...incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles before him in vain. He has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the world could not bribe... | |
 | 1855 - 1416 pagina’s
...agree, he is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps liave said before (though I never did so) that he talked...incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles, before him in vain. He has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the world could not... | |
 | lady Saba Holland - 1855 - 542 pagina’s
...is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps have said befoiv (though I never did so) that he talked rather too...incorruptible. You might lay ribbons, stars, garters, wealth, titles, before him in vain. He has an honest, genuine love of his country, and the world could not... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pagina’s
...Yes, I agree, he is certainly more agreeable since his return from India. His enemies might perhaps have said before (though I never did so) that he talked...but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that mUke his conversation perfectly delightful. But what is far better and more important than all this... | |
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His enemies might perhaps have said before (though I never did so) that he talked rather too much ; but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful. 
