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The face is ploughed with wrinkles, as well it may be, for the old man will never see fourscore years again, and of these, threescore, at the very least, have been spent in study and the hardest labour, mental and physical. THE FACE IS PLOUGHED WITH WRINKLES AS WELL YET IT MAY BE FOR THE OLD MAN WILL NEVER SEE FOURSCORE YEARS AGAIN AND OF THESE THREESCORE AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE BEEN SPENT IN STUDY AND THE HARDEST LABOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
stens carefully and fairly--and with a kindness which would be provoking if it were not genuine--to all his adversary has to say; but when his time comes to answer, it is with that bare, bold, bullion talent which either crushes itself or its opponent.... Yet I suspect the impression Brougham generally leaves is that of a good-natured friend. At least that is the impression I have most frequently found, both in England and on the Continent.”--1819. [Sidenote: Newspaper cutting 1876.] “Standing in the narrow Gothic railed-off place reserved for the public--the throne at the opposite extremity of the House--you may see on one of the benches to the right, almost every forenoon, Saturday and Sunday excepted, during the session, a very old man with a white head, and attired in a simple frock and trousers of shepherd’s plaid. It is a leonine head, and the white locks are bushy and profuse. So, too, the eyebrows, penthouses to eyes somewhat weak now, but that can flash fire yet upon occasion.  HE LISTENS CAREFULLY AND FAIRLY AND WITH A KINDNESS WHICH WOULD BE PROVOKING IF IT WERE NOT GENUINE TO ALL HIS ADVERSARY HAS TO SAY BUT WHEN HIS TIME COMES TO ANSWER IT IS WITH THAT BARE BOLD BRILLIANT TALENT WHICH EITHER CRUSHES ITSELF OR ITS OPPONENT YET I SUSPECT THE IMPRESSION BROUGHAM GENERALLY LEAVES IS THAT OF A GOOD NATURED FRIEND AT LEAST THAT IS THE IMPRESSION I HAVE MOST FREQUENTLY FOUND BOTH IN ENGLAND AND ON THE CONTINENT EIGHTEEN NINETEEN FROM NEWSPAPER CUTTING EIGHTEEN SEVENTY SIX STANDING IN THE NARROW GOTHIC RAILED OFF PLACE RESERVED FOR THE PUBLIC THE THRONE AT THE OPPOSITE EXTREMITY OF THE HOUSE YOU MAY SEE ON ONE OF THE BENCHES TO THE RIGHT ALMOST EVERY FORENOON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EXCEPTED DURING THE SESSION A VERY OLD MAN WITH A WHITE HEAD AND ATTIRED IN THE SIMPLE FROCK AND TROUSERS OF SHEPHERD'S PLATE IT IS A LEONINE HEAD AND THE WHITE LOCKS ARE BUSHY AND PROFUSE SO TOO THE EYEBROWS PENT HOUSES TO EYES SOMEWHAT WEAK NOW BUT THAT CAN FLASH FIRE YET UPON OCCASION
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