Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and Corrections. 1st [-3rd] SerLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1874 - 411 من الصفحات |
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... century , Henley , member for Southamp- ton , was called to account by his constituents for voting against their interests for the promotion of his own , he replied , ' I bought you , and , by G - d , I will sell you . ' This was the ...
... century , Henley , member for Southamp- ton , was called to account by his constituents for voting against their interests for the promotion of his own , he replied , ' I bought you , and , by G - d , I will sell you . ' This was the ...
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... , the peers of three centuries of nobility , and the recent occupants of the woolsack . ' It may be doubted whether the peers of three cen- turies of nobility , a small minority , are endowed ITS HISTORY AND ELOQUENCE . 23.
... , the peers of three centuries of nobility , and the recent occupants of the woolsack . ' It may be doubted whether the peers of three cen- turies of nobility , a small minority , are endowed ITS HISTORY AND ELOQUENCE . 23.
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... centuries , that no smoke should appear , till it burst out at once , to consume me and my children ? If I sail on the Thames , and split my vessel on an anchor , in case there be no buoy to give warning , the party shall pay me damage ...
... centuries , that no smoke should appear , till it burst out at once , to consume me and my children ? If I sail on the Thames , and split my vessel on an anchor , in case there be no buoy to give warning , the party shall pay me damage ...
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... century , of a very young man becoming the mouth- piece of a party , or taking the lead in the conduct of affairs , at his first entrance into public life . The Pitts , father and son , and Charles Fox , are remarkable ex- amples of ...
... century , of a very young man becoming the mouth- piece of a party , or taking the lead in the conduct of affairs , at his first entrance into public life . The Pitts , father and son , and Charles Fox , are remarkable ex- amples of ...
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... not . Grattan properly belongs to that constellation of Irish orators that flourished during the last quarter of the eighteenth century . ' certainly one of his brightest flights . ' The ITS HISTORY AND ELOQUENCE . 63.
... not . Grattan properly belongs to that constellation of Irish orators that flourished during the last quarter of the eighteenth century . ' certainly one of his brightest flights . ' The ITS HISTORY AND ELOQUENCE . 63.
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