The Whistler at the Plough: Containing Travels, Statistics, and Descriptions of Scenery and Agricultural Customs in Most Parts of England: with Letters from Ireland: Also "Free Trade and the League;" a Biography History, Volume 2J. Ainsworth; London, W. French, 1853 - Free trade |
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... committee of the house against a petition . He had , however , succeeded in opening for himself the door of the senate ; he had obtained a footing at least on the arena which he was most anxious to tread , and for which he justly ...
... committee of the house against a petition . He had , however , succeeded in opening for himself the door of the senate ; he had obtained a footing at least on the arena which he was most anxious to tread , and for which he justly ...
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... committees , which are parliamentary sans conséquence . I hope to have one or two occasions for a splash , but I shall not go out of my way for them . This , to be sure , is all sad manoeuvring ; but still it is a means to being useful ...
... committees , which are parliamentary sans conséquence . I hope to have one or two occasions for a splash , but I shall not go out of my way for them . This , to be sure , is all sad manoeuvring ; but still it is a means to being useful ...
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... committee on the silk trade , Mr Thomson delivered a speech of extraordi- nary power and ability , which , for its effect upon the house , has been rarely equalled , certainly not by any speech made upon a topic of so dry and practical ...
... committee on the silk trade , Mr Thomson delivered a speech of extraordi- nary power and ability , which , for its effect upon the house , has been rarely equalled , certainly not by any speech made upon a topic of so dry and practical ...
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... committee asked for , appeared to reprobate the system adopted by the Duke and the sentiments attributed to him ; and the debate had undoubtedly consider- able effect in swelling the current of popular feeling then set- ting so strongly ...
... committee asked for , appeared to reprobate the system adopted by the Duke and the sentiments attributed to him ; and the debate had undoubtedly consider- able effect in swelling the current of popular feeling then set- ting so strongly ...
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... committee to consider the subject , the finance committee of the preceding year having been confined to the expenditure of the country , while it was equally expedient to review deliberately , and to revise , the means from which its ...
... committee to consider the subject , the finance committee of the preceding year having been confined to the expenditure of the country , while it was equally expedient to review deliberately , and to revise , the means from which its ...
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