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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. 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
commonplace. He does not feel them, but if the subject excites him, there is an air of originality in his remarks which, if it convinces you of nothing else, convinces you that you are talking with an extraordinary man. He does not like to join in a general conversation, but prefers to talk apart with only two or three persons, and, though with great interest and zeal, in an undertone. If, however, he does launch into it, all the little, trim, gay pleasure-boats must keep well out of the way of his great black collier, as Gibbon said of Fox. 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, 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.”-- N ON COMMON TOPICS NOBODY IS MORE COMMONPLACE HE DOES NOT FEEL THEM BUT IF THE SUBJECT EXCITES HIM THERE IS AN AIR OF ORIGINALITY IN HIS REMARKS WHICH IF IT CONVINCES YOU OF NOTHING ELSE CONVINCES YOU THAT YOU ARE TALKING WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN HE DOES NOT LIKE TO JOIN IN A GENERAL CONVERSATION BUT PREFERS TO TALK APART WITH ONLY TWO OR THREE PERSONS AND THOUGH WITH GREAT INTEREST AND ZEAL IN AN UNDERTONE IF HOWEVER HE DOES LAUNCH INTO IT ALL THE LITTLE TRIM GAY PLEASURE BOATS MUST KEEP WELL OUT OF THE WAY OF HIS GREAT BLACK COLLAR AS GIBBON SAID A FOX 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
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