 | John Heneage Jesse - 1902 - 514 pages
...generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame ; a passion which is the instinct of all, great souls.1 He worshipped that goddess wheresoever she appeared...habitation — in her chosen temple, the House of Commons." Never, perhaps, has there been exhibited a more remarkable compound of talent, levity, wit, ambition,... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1904 - 566 pages
...ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame, - — a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever she appeared; but he paid particular devotion to her in her favourite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1905 - 136 pages
...perhaps an immoderate passion for fame ; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshiped that goddess wheresoever she appeared ; but he paid his particular devotions to her in her favorite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House 30 of Commons. Besides the characters of the individuals... | |
 | Arthur Donald Innes - 1914 - 298 pages
...to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate, passion for fame ; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever...appeared ; but he paid his particular devotions to her favourite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons. 6. THE FOURTH MIDDLESEX ELECTION... | |
 | Godfrey Locker Lampson - 1918 - 628 pages
...to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame ; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever...habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons. Besides the characters of the individuals that compose our body, it is impossible, Mr. Speaker, not... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1981 - 536 pages
...perhaps an immoderate passion for Fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshiped that goddess wheresoever she appeared; but he paid...habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons. Besides the characters of the individuals that compose our body, it is impossible, Mr. Speaker, not... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 2008 - 602 pages
...to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame : a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess, wheresoever she appeared ; but he paid Ins particular devotions to her in her favorite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons.... | |
 | 254 pages
...an ardent, generous, perhaps an 5 immoderate, passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever...habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons. Besides the characters 10 of the individuals that compose our body, it is impossible, Mr Speaker, not... | |
 | Arthur D. Innes - 1914 - 308 pages
...to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate, passion for fame ; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. He worshipped that goddess wheresoever...appeared ; but he paid his particular devotions to her favourite habitation, in her chosen temple, the House of Commons. 0. THE FOURTH MIDDLESEX ELECTION... | |
 | 1775 - 650 pages
...fame; a paflion which is the inttinft of all great fouls. He worfliipped that goddefs wherefoever (he appeared ; but he paid his particular devotions to her in her favourite habitation, in her chofen temple, the Houfe of Commons. Beltdes the characters of the individuals that compofe our body,... | |
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For failings he had undoubtedly — many of us remember them ; we are this day considering the effect of them. But he had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause ; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate, passion for fame ; a passion which... 
