Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III.Lea and Blanchard, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... regarded as an error of judgment , became an offence , only pal- liated by considering those kindly feelings of a per- sonal kind which governed him , but which every statesman , indeed every one who acts in any capacity as trustee for ...
... regarded as an error of judgment , became an offence , only pal- liated by considering those kindly feelings of a per- sonal kind which governed him , but which every statesman , indeed every one who acts in any capacity as trustee for ...
Page 194
Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux. always have regarded the Bourbon rulers with singu lar dislike , while we saw in the English government the natural ally of Liberty , wheresoever she was strug gling with her chains . Accordingly ...
Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux. always have regarded the Bourbon rulers with singu lar dislike , while we saw in the English government the natural ally of Liberty , wheresoever she was strug gling with her chains . Accordingly ...
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... regarded its effects in making men neglect more essential qualities , - when the curse of being fluent speakers , and nothing else , has fallen on them and on their audience . Never- theless , that fluency - the being able easily to ...
... regarded its effects in making men neglect more essential qualities , - when the curse of being fluent speakers , and nothing else , has fallen on them and on their audience . Never- theless , that fluency - the being able easily to ...
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