"Trevelyan" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Even Macaulay, who was certainly not the man to be captivated by anything in the scene save its poetry, thought the "Fotheringay scenes in the fifth act ... equal to anything dramatic that had been produced in Europe since Shakspere."—Trevelyan, "Life and Letters of ...
— The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller • Calvin Thomas
... London, and after 1377, they were members of a clique especially friendly to the King, and inimical to John of Gaunt. To gain the right conception of their relations, one must learn something about London politics. I shall follow Trevelyan's account [Footnote: Age of Wyclif, pp. 278 ff.] of the factional struggles in the city, which from the documents which he has published and from such evidence as that afforded by the Rolls of Parliament, is unquestionably the correct one. The aldermen of London ...
— Chaucer's Official Life • James Root Hulbert
... the significance of Homer. [Cheers.] Then when we come to a period nearer to ourselves, and look at those gentlemen who have in the last six years filled the office of Minister for Ireland, we find that no fewer than three [George Otto Trevelyan, John Morley, and Arthur Balfour] were authors of books before they engaged in the very ticklish business of the government of men. ["Hear! Hear!"] And one of these three Ministers for Ireland embarked upon his literary career—which promised ample distinction—under the ...
— Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O • Various
... gloated so long over Sir George Trevelyan leaning over Westminster Bridge that in the ...
— Better Dead • J. M. Barrie
... Father Mathew wrote to Mr. Trevelyan, then secretary of the treasury, that men, women, and children were gradually wasting away. They filled their stomachs with cabbage-leaves, turnip-tops, &c., to appease the cravings of hunger. There ...
— The Land-War In Ireland (1870) - A History For The Times • James Godkin |
