The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe, the empire he with a handful of men added to England, and the glorious catastrophe of contentedly terminating life where his fame began Ancient story may be ransacked, and ostentatious philosophy... Cities of the world - Page 111by Edwin Hodder - 1881Full view - About this book
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 534 pages
...Grecians, their story were a pretty theme if the town of St. Albans were waging war with that of Brentford. The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe,...before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's." — Memoirs, vol. ii. p. 392. charged me with at Quebec, by Admiral Saunders directing his course for... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 552 pages
...Grecians, their story were a pretty theme if the town of St. Albans were waging war with that of Brentford. The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe, the empire he,with a handful of men, added to England, and the glorious catastrophe of contentedly terminating... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1840 - 528 pages
...Grecians, their story were a pretty theme if the town of St. Albans were waging war with that of Brentford. The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe, the empire he,with a handful of men, added to England, and the glorious catastrophe of contentedly terminating... | |
| Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 560 pages
...pathetic of the topic ; but that Mr. Pitt himself had done more for Britain than any orator for Kome. '•'The horror of the night, the precipice scaled...before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's." — " Pitt then moved," he continues, " in general words, for thanks to the generals and admirals ;... | |
| Sir John Barrow - 1839 - 536 pages
...pathetic of the topic; but that Mr. Pitt himself had done more for Britain than any orator for Home. " The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe,...an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's."—" Pitt then moved," he continues, "in general words, for thanks to the generals and admirals ; mentioned... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1846 - 420 pages
...Grecians, their story were a pretty theme if the town of St. Albans were waging war with that of Brentford. The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe,...before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's. Beckford commended General Townshend, and hoped some thanks would be given to those who completed the... | |
| George Warburton - 1849 - 528 pages
...determine, in all probability, our American labours." Deep and sincere was the sorrow of the English 1 " The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe,...before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's." — Pitt's Speech on the Motion for erecting a Monument to Wolfe, related in Walpole's Memoirs of Geo.... | |
| 1849 - 538 pages
...arisen. Well might the great minister pour forth the full tide of his overwhelming eloquence as he spoke of " the horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe, the empire he with a handful of men had added to England, and the glorious catastrophe of contentedly terminating his life when his fame... | |
| George Warburton - 1850 - 376 pages
...to undergo, to reap the advantage of this victory, will be supported with a true spirit, as this * " The horror of the night, the precipice scaled by Wolfe,...before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's." — Pitt's Speech on the Motion for erecting a Monument to Wolfe, related in Walpole's Memoirs of George... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 604 pages
...fame began." Well might he declare tb"» "ancient story may be ransacked, and OP 1850.] [Jan. tatious philosophy thrown into the account before an episode can be found to rank with Wolfe's." The whole wondrous narrative is here told in a manner to give full effect to every incident. It is... | |
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