 At length, while every eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered from this expression of disdain ; his voice faltered, he struggled through...  Life of ... William Pitt - Էջ 145Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1862Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | George Croly - 1830 - 568 էջ
...eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...sank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
 | 1831 - 532 էջ
...eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...sank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. " But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
 | 1831 - 542 էջ
...contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them 1831.] Life and Times of George IV. 259 on the floor. Erskine never recovered from this expression...sank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. " But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
 | George Croly - 1831 - 422 էջ
...eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...his speech, and sank into his seat dispirited and bhorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Krskine's must have distinguished itself... | |
 | 1831 - 550 էջ
...contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never iecovered from this expression of disdain ; his voice faltered,...sank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. " But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 էջ
...eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...sank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's, must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
 | George Croly - 1836 - 428 էջ
...in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper,' and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...struggled through the remainder of his speech, and eank into his seat dispirited and shorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 էջ
...eye in the house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung them on the floor. Erskine never recovered...struggled through the remainder of his speech, and sunk into his scat dispirited and shorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine's,... | |
 | 1839 - 508 էջ
...\vith a contemptuous smile, he dashed the pen through the paper and flung them on the floor. Erskiiic never recovered from this expression of disdain; his...sank into his seat dispirited, and shorn of his fame. Pitt's pantomimic display of contempt has been deemed by some a clever ruse de guerre, a slight-of-hand... | |
 | George Croly - 1841 - 358 էջ
...house was fixed upon him, he, with a contemptuous smile, dashed the pen through the paper, and flung it on the floor. Erskine never recovered from this expression...sank into his seat, dispirited and shorn of his fame. But a mind of the saliency and variety of Erskine 's must have distinguished itself wherever it was... | |
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