 I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit, capacity, ,' beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste ; the best orator in the house of commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners ; generous,...  The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts, and ... - Página 391por Jonathan Swift - 1824Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 414 páginas
...down to Gay. The eulogies of his contemporaries are familiar to all scholars. Swift wrote : — " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...excellent taste; the best orator in the House of Commons." And he praises his vast range of wit and fancy, and his invincible eloquence. " His address," says... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1870 - 420 páginas
...Dryden down to Gay. The eulogies of his contemporaries are familiar to all scholars. Swift wrote :— " 1 think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever...excellent taste; the best orator in the House of Commons." And he praises his vast range of wit and fancy, and his invincible eloquence. " His address," says... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1882 - 622 páginas
...for instance, that Swift speaks of the new Secretary when all the world was running after him. " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...talking to his friends in way of complaint of too gveat a load of business, which looks a little like affectation ; and he endeavours too much to mix... | |
 | Titus Munson Coan - 1883 - 324 páginas
...the Lord Treasurer ; he was captivated by the adventurous genius of the Secretary1 ; and affec1 " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good-nature, and joodmanners, generous, and a despiser of money. " — Swift to Stella. We do not enter... | |
 | 1883 - 884 páginas
...years Swift formed the political opinions of the English nation. He was still in his prime. When * " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good-nature, and good manners ; generous, and a despiser of money." — Swift to Stella. We do not... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1883 - 924 páginas
...years Swift formed the political opinions of the English nation. He was still in his prime. When * " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good-nature, and good manners ; generous, and a despiser of money." — Swift to Stella. We do not... | |
 | 1883 - 874 páginas
...admiration completed • " I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I erer knew : wit, c.ipacity, beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning,...good manners ; generous, and a despiser of money." — -Swift to Stella. We do nol enter here into the merits of the political measures advocated by Swift,... | |
 | 1883 - 886 páginas
...of a most wonderful weapon — the sword of sharpness or the coat of darkness of the fairy tale 1 "I think Mr St John the greatest young man I ever knew: wit, capacity, l>eauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste ; the best orator in the... | |
 | Justin McCarthy, Justin Huntly McCarthy - 1884 - 442 páginas
...gift and grace that nature and fortune could give. Three years before this Swift wrote to Stella, 'I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...apprehension, good learning and an excellent taste ; the greatest orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good nature and good manners, generous,... | |
 | Justin McCarthy, Justin Huntly McCarthy - 1884 - 434 páginas
...gift and grace that nature and fortune could give. Three years before this Swift wrote to Stella, ' I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew...apprehension, good learning and an excellent taste ; the greatest orator in the House of Commons, admirable conversation, good nature and good manners, generous,... | |
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