 | 1813 - 818 pagina’s
...which appeared on the 22d March, was read, as follows :— " What person, unacquainted with the triie state of the case, would imagine, in reading these...subject of millions of shrugs and reproaches ! That this Protestor of the Arts had named a wretched foreigner his historical painter, in disparagement or in... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pagina’s
...following libel, in the Examiner of Sunday the 22nd of March last, filed by the attorney-general : — " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...shrugs and reproaches ! That this Protector of the ^rts had named a wretched foreigner his historical painter, in disparagement or in ignorance of the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 976 pagina’s
...In opening the pleadings, the libel, which appeared on the 22nd March, was read, as follows : — " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen! That this Meccenas of the Age patronized not a single deserving writer! That this Breather of Eloquence could... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 pagina’s
...shews its spirit and purpose, and is a fair specimen of Leigh Hunt's political writing at that time : " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...of the merits of his own countrymen? — that this 'Mecaenas of the age* patronised not a single deserving writer? — that this ' breather of eloquence... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1850 - 354 pagina’s
...safeguard and its pride ; With monarchs of immortal fame » Shall bright renown enrol the name.' " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...of the merits of his own countrymen ! — that this ' Mecaenas of the age' patronized not a single deserving writer ! — that this ' Breather of eloquence'... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1850 - 354 pagina’s
...nation's safeguard and its pride ; With monarchs of immortal fame Shall bright renown enrol the name.' " What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...of the merits of his own countrymen ! — that this ' Mectenas of the age' patronized not a single deserving writer ! — that this ' Breather of eloquence'... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1850 - 320 pagina’s
...nation's safeguard and its pride ; With monarchs of immortal fame Shall bright renown enroll the name.' What person, unacquainted with the true state of the...ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen ! that this ' Mcecnus of the age' patronized not a single deserving writer ! that this ' Breather of eloquence'... | |
 | 1851 - 542 pagina’s
...nation's safeguard and its pride; With monarchs of immortal fame Shall bright renown enrol thy name.' "What person unacquainted with the true state of the...disparagement or in ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen!—that this ' Meccenas of the age' patronised not a single deserving writer!—that this... | |
 | 1851 - 1220 pagina’s
...Wilh monarchs of immortal fame Shall bright renown enroll thy nnme.' "What person," says the Examiner, "unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, thai this ' Ohrifof the people' was the subject of millions of shruffs an-l ronroaches ! that this... | |
 | 1851 - 724 pagina’s
...an-J reproaches 1 that this ' Protector f the art»' had named a wretched foreigner liis historic.il painter, in disparagement or in ignorance of the merits of his own countrymen '. that this ' Mn-i-enas of the ay? ' patronized not a single deserving; writer ! that this ' HreathfT of rloijwnc?... | |
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What person, unacquainted with the true state of the case, would imagine, in reading these astounding eulogies, that this ' glory of the people ' was the subject of millions of shrugs and reproaches ? — that this 'protector of the arts... 
