The Worlds Great Classics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Worlds Great ClassicsA great orator he could hardly be termed, especially when compared with the mighty genius of some of his contemporaries and immediate predecessors. But all that he said had weight and point, and tended to the making of history. One of his most interesting speeches was de livered in the House of Commons on February 3, 1800, defending his refusal to negotiate with Bonaparte for a peace with France.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.