George Canning

Corrected report of the speech of ... George Canning ... on mr. Lambton's motion for a censure on mr. Canning's embassy to Lisbon

Corrected Report of the Speech of the Right Hon.ble George Canning, in the House of Commons, 25th April, 1822, on Lord John Russell's Motion Fora Reform of Parliament

IT is a surprising thing that in an Age so Polite as this, in which we have such a Number of Poets, Criticks and Commentators, some of the best things that are extant in our Language shou'd pass unobserv'd amidst a Croud of inferiour Productions, and lie so long buried as it were, among those that profess such a Readiness to give Life to every thing that is valuable. Indeed we have had an Enterprising Genius of late, that has thought fit to disclose the Beauties of some Pieces to the World, that might have been otherwise indiscernable, and believ'd to have been trifling and insipid, for no other Reason but their unpolish'd Homeliness of Dress. And if we were to apply our selves, instead of the Classicks, to the Study of Ballads and other ingenious Composures of that Nature, in such Periods of our Lives, when we are arriv'd to a Maturity of Judgment, it is impossible to say what Improvement might be made to Wit in general, and the Art of Poetry in particular: And certainly our Passions are describ'd in them so naturally, in such lively, tho' simple, Colours, that how far they may fall short of the Artfulness and Embellishments of the Romans in their Way of Writing, yet cannot fail to please all such Readers as are not unqualify'd for the Entertainment by their Affectation or Ignorance. It was my good Fortune some time ago to have the Library of a School-Boy committed to my Charge, where, among other undiscover'd valuable Authors, I pitch'd upon Tom Thumb and Tom Hickathrift, Authors indeed more proper to adorn the Shelves ofBodley or the Vatican, than to be confin'd to the Retirement and Obscurity of a private Study. I have perus'd the first of these with an infinite Pleasure, and a more than ordinary Application, and have made some Observations on it, which may not, I hope, prove unacceptable to the Publick; and however it may have been ridicul'd, and look'd upon as an Entertainment only for Children, and those of younger Years, may be found perhaps a Performance not unworthy the Perusal of the Judicious, and the Model superiour to either of those incomparable Poems of Chevy Chase, or The Children in the Wood. The Design was undoubtedly to recommend Virtue, and to shew that however any one may labour under the Disadvantages of Stature or Deformity, or the Meanness of Parentage, yet if his Mind and Actions are above the ordinary Level, those very Disadvantages that seem to depress him, shall add a Lustre to his Character. There are Variety of Incidents, dispers'd thro' the whole Series of this Historical Poem, that give an agreeable Delight and Surprise, and are such as Virgil himself wou'd have touch'd upon, had the like Story been told by that Divine Poet, viz. his falling into the Pudding-Bowl and others; which shew the Courage and Constancy, the Intrepidity and Greatness of Soul of this little Hero, amidst the greatest Dangers that cou'd possibly befall him, and which are the unavoidable Attendants of human Life.

Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe

Substance of the speeches delivered by ... George Canning ... on his visit to Liverpool, January, 1814

The microcosm [ed. by G. Canning and others]. By Gregory Griffin

With a Memoir of His Life

The Speeches of the Right Honourable George Canning

Sir Roger Therry

Excerpt from Speeches Delivered by the Rt. Hon. George Canning, at the Public Celebration of His Third Return to Parliament for the Town of Liverpool, June 29, 1818 Been wanted, would have contributed to that elevation. It is in the natural order of things, Gentlemen, that cause should. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Speeches Delivered by the Rt. Hon. George Canning, at the Public Celebration of His Third Return to Parliament for the Town of Liverpool, June 29, 1818 (Classic Reprint)

Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin

George Ellis

William Gifford

Charles Carrington

John Hookham Frere

Anti-Jacobin

Comprising the Celebrated Political & Satirical Poems, Parodies and Jeux-d'esprit of the Right Hon. George Canning, the Earl of Carlisle, Marquis Wellesley, the Right Hon. J. H. Frere, W. Gifford, Esq., the Rt. Hon. W. Pitt, G. Ellis, Esq., and Others

Some Official Correspondence of George Canning [1821-1827]

The Speeches of the Right Hon. George Canning During the Election in Liverpool ... 1820

Comprising the Celebrated Political & Satirical Poems, Parodies and Jeux-d'esprit of the Right Hon. George Canning, the Earl of Liverpool, Marquis Wellesley, the Right Hon. J. H. Frere, G. Ellis, Esq., W. Gifford, Esq., and Others

The Speech of the Right Hon. George Canning

Extracto del discurso del Señor Canning ... pronunciado en la Cámara de los Comunes el 31 de Enero de 1809, con motivo de las aberturas de paz, remitidas desde Erfurth

Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable George Canning. [By John Styles?]

Substance of the Speech of the Right Hon. George Canning ... on Mr. Secretary Windham's motion for the Second Reading of the Bill for the Repeal of the Additional Force Act

With a Preliminary Biographical Sketch, and an Appendix, of Extracts from His Writings and Speeches

Select Speeches of the Right Honourable George Canning

George Canning

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