 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1816 - 782 pages
...commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired; and if he found he could not do. that, be « us never without the. dexterity to divert the debate...time, and to prevent the determining any thing in the ne«utive, which might prove inconvenient in the future: lie made go great a shew of civility, and... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 786 pages
...*ud craftily, so stated it, that he commonly C'mducted it to the conclusion lie desired ; and i! lie found he could not do that, he was never without the dexterity to divert the debate to »Jiothi.T time, and to prevent the determining nur thing ¡n the negative, which >mi;Jit prove inconvenient... | |
 | John Macdiarmid - 1820 - 468 pages
...and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he was never...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he was never...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a shew of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1826 - 628 pages
...clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he com1640. moniy conducted it to the conclusion he desired; and if he found he could not do that, he was never'...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1826 - 624 pages
....and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired; and if he found he could not do that, he was never r without the dexterity to divert the debate to another time, and to prevent the determining any thing... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he was never...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...and clearly, and craftily, so stated >', that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion be desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he was never...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...and clearly, and craftily, so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he was never...negative, which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
 | Statesmen - 1837 - 430 pages
...commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired ; and if he found he could not do that, he never was without the dexterity to divert the debate to another...negative which might prove inconvenient in the future. He made so great a show of civility, and modesty, and humility, and always of mistrusting his own judgment,... | |
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... but a very weighty speaker ; and after he had heard a full debate, and observed how the House was like to be inclined, took up the argument, and shortly, and clearly, and craftily so stated it, that he commonly conducted it to the conclusion he desired... 
