Whene'er with haggard eyes I view This dungeon that I'm rotting in, I think of those companions true Who studied with me at the U- Niversity of Gottingen. — George Canning Copy Share Image
In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content,… — George Canning Copy Share Image
Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going? Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order; Bleak blows the blast-your hat has got a… — George Canning Copy Share Image
I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old. — George Canning Copy Share Image
Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe, bold I can meet, perhaps may turn his blow! But of all plagues, good Heavens,… — George Canning Copy Share Image
A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own. — George Canning Copy Share Image
Whene'er with haggard eyes I view This dungeon that I'm rotting in, I think of those companions true Who studied with me at the… — George Canning Copy Share Image
Active beneficence is a virtue of easier practice than forbearance after having conferred, or than thankfulness after having received a benefit. I know not,… — George Canning Copy Share Image
If hush'd the loud whirlwind that ruffled the deep, The sky if no longer dark tempests deform; When our perils are past shall our… — George Canning Copy Share Image
Intimately concerned as we are with the system of Europe, it does not follow that we are therefore called upon to mix ourselves onevery… — George Canning Copy Share Image
