Lord Beaconsfield: A BiographyW. Mullan and Son, 1879 - 711 من الصفحات |
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... manner of his life in his youth . His father is generally supposed to have stood for one of the figures in " Vivian Grey , " and the description there given of him represents a man at ease in his circum- stances , devoted to study , and ...
... manner of his life in his youth . His father is generally supposed to have stood for one of the figures in " Vivian Grey , " and the description there given of him represents a man at ease in his circum- stances , devoted to study , and ...
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... manner of life which the Countess led has been so often described , that I may dismiss the subject in a few words . Her ladyship , it is known , was the daughter of a drunken , brutal , and impecunious Irish squire , and spent her ...
... manner of life which the Countess led has been so often described , that I may dismiss the subject in a few words . Her ladyship , it is known , was the daughter of a drunken , brutal , and impecunious Irish squire , and spent her ...
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... manner and conversation at this stage of his career . • The conversation on the evening Mr. Willis celebrates turned ... manners was worthy of himself . I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey an idea of the ...
... manner and conversation at this stage of his career . • The conversation on the evening Mr. Willis celebrates turned ... manners was worthy of himself . I might as well attempt to gather up the foam of the sea as to convey an idea of the ...
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... manners of Lord Beaconsfield , and some of the scenes in which he has taken part . Ultimately , Contarini Fleming becomes the private secretary of his father , and assists him very considerably when a contest arises between him and a ...
... manners of Lord Beaconsfield , and some of the scenes in which he has taken part . Ultimately , Contarini Fleming becomes the private secretary of his father , and assists him very considerably when a contest arises between him and a ...
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... manners with which I could not sympathize , and duties which nature impelled me not The Whigs . Mrs. Norton presented him ... manner led to a long conversation in which Mr. Disraeli mentioned the circumstances of his late discom- fiture ...
... manners with which I could not sympathize , and duties which nature impelled me not The Whigs . Mrs. Norton presented him ... manner led to a long conversation in which Mr. Disraeli mentioned the circumstances of his late discom- fiture ...
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الصفحة 377 - Look here, upon this picture, and on this, The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. See what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury...
الصفحة 27 - Not a penny. I have been content, sir, you should lay my countenance to pawn : I have grated upon my good friends for three reprieves for you and your coach-fellow, Nym ; or else you had looked through the grate, like a geminy of baboons.
الصفحة 29 - Bar, pooh 1 law and bad jokes till we are forty; and then, with the most brilliant success, the prospect of gout and a coronet. Besides, to succeed as an advocate, I must be a great lawyer; and to be a great lawyer, I must give up my chance of being a great man.
الصفحة 291 - Now sir, the lord high admiral on that occasion was very much misrepresented. He, too, was called a traitor, and he, too, vindicated himself. ' True it is,' said he, ' I did place myself at the head of this valiant armada — true it is that my Sovereign embraced me — true it is that all the muftis in the empire offered up prayers for my success ; but I have an objection to war.
الصفحة 15 - D'leraeh' has one of the most remarkable faces I ever saw. He is lividly pale, and, but for the energy of his action and the strength of his lungs, would seem to be a victim to consumption.
الصفحة 664 - Let the Queen of the English collect a great fleet, let her stow away all her treasure, bullion, gold plate, and precious arms; be accompanied by all her court and chief people, and transfer the seat of her empire from London to Delhi.
الصفحة 105 - For aught I know the present D'Israeli is descended from him, and with the impression that he is, I now forgive the heir-at-law of the blasphemous thief who died upon the Cross.
الصفحة 545 - You know, all is development. The principle is perpetually going on. First, there was nothing, then there was something; then, I forget the next, I think there were shells, then fishes; then we came, let me see, did we come next? Never mind that; we came at last. And the next change there will be something very superior to us, something with wings. Ah!
الصفحة 507 - With no domestic policy, he is obliged to divert the attention of the people, from the consideration of their own affairs, to the distraction of foreign politics. His external system is turbulent and aggressive, that his rule at home may be tranquil and unassailed.
الصفحة 291 - ... incident in the late war in the Levant, which was terminated by the policy of the noble lord opposite. I remember when that great struggle was taking place — when the existence of the Turkish empire was at stake, the late sultan, a man of great energy and fertile in resources, was determined to fit out an immense fleet to maintain his empire. Accordingly, a vast armament was collected.