Within a week of the opening of Parliament he bounded into fame by a sparkling maiden speech in a Tariff Reform debate - a speech conceived in a confident fighting spirit, calculated to cheer dejected partisans, and full of wit and epigram.
Hence the epigram of Antonios Kriezes to the queen of Greece: The island produces prickly pears in abundance, splendid sea captains and excellent prime ministers.
epigram הגייה עם משמעויות, מילים נרדפות, הפכים, תרגומים, משפטים ועוד