 Sir, the atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has with such spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may...  Johnsonian Miscellanies - Page 372publié par - 1897Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1742 - 522 pages
...Magnificence of Language, or Appearance of Zeal, Honefty, or Compaffion.' Mr. Pitt. SiR, r. Pitt. « The atrocious Crime of being a young Man, which the Honourable Gentleman has with fuch Spirit and Decency charged upon me, I fhall 'neither attempt to palliate, nordeny, but content... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 538 pages
...whatever magnificence of language, or appearance of zeal, honefty, or companion. Mr. PITT replied:—Sir, the atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has with fuch fpirit and decency charged upon me, I fhall neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 474 pages
...do\vn, Mr. Pitt stood up, and replied : ' The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the hon. gentleman has with such spirit and decency charged...cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience. ' Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...appearance of zeal, honesty or compassion. SECTION XII. Mr Pitt's Reply. SIR, THE atrocious crime of beinga young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with...upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate, nor deny,—but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 742 pages
...secure him from insults.* Sir ; the atrocious crime of being a young man, which the hon. gentleman nas with such spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall...cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience. * " This celebrated retort of Mr. Pitt existed only in Johnson's imagination,... | |
 | John Thelwall - 1812 - 370 pages
...them to Mr. PITT'S mannerof speaking. As soon as Mr. WALPOLE sat down, Mr. PITT got up, and replied: The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the...attempt to palliate, nor deny; but content myself with wishing—that I may be one of those whose follies cease with their youth ; and not of that number... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1815 - 256 pages
...being a young man, 'which the honorable gentleman has, with such spirit aud decency, charged upon me, 1 shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny; but content myself with wishing, that I niay be one of those whose follies may cease with tnifr youth, and not of that number who ar. ignorant... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...castigation from his indignant antagonist. Mr. Pitt, in answer addressing himself to the Speaker, observed: spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall neither...wishing, that I may be one of those whose follies cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience. Whether ' youth*... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...be attributed to any man as a reproach, I will not, Sir, assume the province of deter. SIE,-—The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable...whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of those who continue ignorant in spite of age and experience. mining; but surely age may justly become... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...compassion. Section XII. MR. PITT'S REPLY. SIR, The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honorable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged...upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate, nor deny,—but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their... | |
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