Henry Lucy, the distinguished parliamentary reporter, comments on Power’s maiden speech, July 1874:
… and making his first speech showed himself possessed of the ‘House of Commons manner’ which other people strive after for a generation and never acquire. Imperturbably self-possessed, without being conceited, he dominates the House, which gladly yields itself up to the charm of his unpretentious yet effective speech.
Henry Lucy, Men and Manners in Parliament, The Irish Member, 1919, pps. 37-38.