Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III.Lea and Blanchard, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... Whigs into his confidence , or do what he called " submit- ting to be trampled on by his enemies , ” he at one time ... Whig party proposed by his chief minister ; and upon one occasion he says , " If the people will not stand by me ...
... Whigs into his confidence , or do what he called " submit- ting to be trampled on by his enemies , ” he at one time ... Whig party proposed by his chief minister ; and upon one occasion he says , " If the people will not stand by me ...
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... Whigs , his late allies , professed in more moderation and with a larger admixture of aristocratic prejudices . But of him it cannot be said , as of Mr. Pitt , that he had ever professed reform prin- ciples . On the contrary , the North ...
... Whigs , his late allies , professed in more moderation and with a larger admixture of aristocratic prejudices . But of him it cannot be said , as of Mr. Pitt , that he had ever professed reform prin- ciples . On the contrary , the North ...
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... Whig house by birth , but himself one of the most ob- scure of mankind , must needs be made Chancellor of the Exchequer ... Whigs perpetual ! We shall presently see that an error almost as great in itself , though in its consequences far ...
... Whig house by birth , but himself one of the most ob- scure of mankind , must needs be made Chancellor of the Exchequer ... Whigs perpetual ! We shall presently see that an error almost as great in itself , though in its consequences far ...
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