 | 1852 - 798 sider
...panegyric. We can, of course, only give a portion of these sketches. Here is the commencement : — " A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general tvffasion of elty.ince, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. He was nearly the same in private... | |
 | Lord Henry Cockburn Cockburn - 1852 - 464 sider
...suggests ideas of wit, with which, in many memories, the recollection of him is chiefly associated. A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general suffusion of elegance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. He was nearly the same in private... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Lord Henry Cockburn Cockburn - 1852 - 364 sider
...suggests ideas of wit, with which, in many memories, the recollection of him is chiefly associated. A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general suffusion of elegance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. He was nearly the same in private... | |
 | 1852 - 840 sider
...panegyric. We can, of course, only give a portion of these sketches. Here is the commencement : — " A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general suffusion of eleyance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. He was nearly the same in private... | |
 | Alexander Fergusson - 1882 - 612 sider
...a visit to Gartmore, ventured on the prediction— '' Yc shall walk in title attire, And siller hac to spare," the result would have amply fulfilled the...graceful figure, well-defined features, prominent nose—always a sign of a certain power—. well-cut forehead, mouth somewhat large, clear blue eyes,... | |
 | 1882 - 688 sider
...more than sufficient to attract large audiences." Cockburn, who knew him in the days of his seniority, speaks of a " tall and rather slender figure, a face...which gave him a striking and pleasing appearance." Erskine easily found scope for his eloquence, not only in the Parliament House, but within the more... | |
 | 1882 - 866 sider
...once. He only required to be seen, heard, and known, to be appreciated. Lord Cockburn speaks of " his tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with...which gave him a striking and pleasing appearance." Lord Jeffrey says that "he was distinguished not only by the peculiar brilliancy of his wit, and the... | |
 | 1882 - 598 sider
...once. He only required to be seen, heard, and known, to be appreciated. Lord Cockburn speaks of ' his tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with...which gave him a striking and pleasing appearance.' Lord Jeffrey says that ' he was distinguished not only by the peculiar brilliancy of his wit, and the... | |
 | Wilmot Harrison - 1893 - 144 sider
...than it suggests ideas of wit, with which, in many memories, the recollection is chiefly associated. A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling...with vivacity, a clear, sweet voice, and a general suffusion of elegance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance.' Brougham (Life) says : ' Harry... | |
 | W. T. Fyfe - 1906 - 358 sider
...suggests ideas of wit, with which, in many memories, the recollection of him is chiefly associated. A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general suffusion of elegance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. . . . He was the only one of the... | |
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... is chiefly associated. A tall and rather slender figure, a face sparkling with vivacity, a clear sweet voice, and a general suffusion of elegance, gave him a striking and pleasing appearance. 
