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... Biog . , vol . lix , p . 203 ) . delusion that the majority of the House of Commons is the majority of the nation " ( March- mont Papers , vol . ii , p . 123 ) . Also by SIR ROBERT WALPOLE ( 1676-1745 ) -see Dict . Nat . Biog . , vol ...
... Biog . , vol . lix , p . 203 ) . delusion that the majority of the House of Commons is the majority of the nation " ( March- mont Papers , vol . ii , p . 123 ) . Also by SIR ROBERT WALPOLE ( 1676-1745 ) -see Dict . Nat . Biog . , vol ...
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... Biog . , vol . lx , p . 195 ) . Any man can do what any other man has done . Friend , you do not well to trample on a. DR . 1829 ) . THOMAS YOUNG ( 1773- Any man may get a reputation for benevolence by judici- ously laying out five ...
... Biog . , vol . lx , p . 195 ) . Any man can do what any other man has done . Friend , you do not well to trample on a. DR . 1829 ) . THOMAS YOUNG ( 1773- Any man may get a reputation for benevolence by judici- ously laying out five ...
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... Biog . , vol . xlv . , p . 360. ) Followed by-- " Youth is the season of credulity . " Cf. Disraeli's words in a speech at the Mansion House , Nov. 9 , 1867 : " I see before me the statue of a celebrated minister , who said that ...
... Biog . , vol . xlv . , p . 360. ) Followed by-- " Youth is the season of credulity . " Cf. Disraeli's words in a speech at the Mansion House , Nov. 9 , 1867 : " I see before me the statue of a celebrated minister , who said that ...
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... Biog . , vol . xviii , p . 268 ) . Dictionaries are like watches : the worst is better than none , and the best cannot be ex- pected to go quite true . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) . Did you know Burke ? RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN ...
... Biog . , vol . xviii , p . 268 ) . Dictionaries are like watches : the worst is better than none , and the best cannot be ex- pected to go quite true . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) . Did you know Burke ? RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN ...
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... Biog . , vol . xlviii , p . 103 ) . See also I can drive a coach and six & c . Duty determines destiny . PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY ( 1843-1901 ) -in his Jubilee speech at Chicago , Oct. 19 , 1898 . Dying , dying . THOMAS HOOD ( 1792 ...
... Biog . , vol . xlviii , p . 103 ) . See also I can drive a coach and six & c . Duty determines destiny . PRESIDENT WILLIAM MCKINLEY ( 1843-1901 ) -in his Jubilee speech at Chicago , Oct. 19 , 1898 . Dying , dying . THOMAS HOOD ( 1792 ...
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