 Otis was a flame of fire ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous...  The New-England Magazine - Pągina 150editat per - 1833Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 pągines
...cool reasoning which were peculiar to his amiable character. But Otis was a flame of fire ! \^*fha promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glare of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence he hurried away all before... | |
 | 1825 - 476 pągines
...counsel, on both sides, President Adams breaks forth in the following glowing language : — " But Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glare of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
 | 1825 - 460 pągines
...Adams breaks forth in the following glowing language : — " But Otis was a Hame of fire ! With -) promptitude of classical allusions, a depth of research,...dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glare of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before... | |
 | 1826 - 404 pągines
...moderation with which it was pronounced. " But Otis," to use the language of the ex-president Adams, " was a flame of fire; with a promptitude of classical...profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American... | |
 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pągines
...pronounced. " But Otis," to use the language of the ex-president Adams, •- was a flame ot fife ; with a promptitude of classical allusions, a depth...profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pągines
...other actors, he says — but " Otis was a flame of fire I With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. AMEKICAN... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 pągines
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a flame of fire ! " With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of " research, a rapid summary of historical...of legal authorities, a prophetic " glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent " of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before " him.... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 362 pągines
...he said of this same harangue, " Otis was a flame of fire! with a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried all before him. American... | |
 | 1827 - 540 pągines
...his own burning phraseology. " Otis was a flame of fire ! With a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...profusion of legal authorities, a prophetic glance of his eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried away all before him. American... | |
 | Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1828 - 484 pągines
...concluded, 'Otis burst forth as with ' a flame of fire : with a promptitude of classical allusion, a depth of research, a rapid summary of historical...events and dates, a profusion of legal authorities, a prophetick glance of bis eyes into futurity, and a rapid torrent of impetuous eloquence, he hurried... | |
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