Mr. T. Burt. Lord Hartington. Sir R. Peel. Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Roebuck. Mr. Fawcett. Sir S. Northcote. 'Punch.' Prince Gortschakoff. Sir W. Lawson. Mr. Forster. Mr. Chaplin. Mr. Goschen. Mr. Parnell. The speakerGriffith & Farran, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... post . But a large section of his party had not yet forgiven him for his course with regard to the Education question ; and the strange sight was seen of Radical members enthusiastically canvassing on behalf of a young Whig Lord , in ...
... post . But a large section of his party had not yet forgiven him for his course with regard to the Education question ; and the strange sight was seen of Radical members enthusiastically canvassing on behalf of a young Whig Lord , in ...
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... post to which he had been promoted as it were from the ranks , through the favour and friendship of Lord Palmerston . It is hardly necessary to say that , even if he had been a far abler man than he really was , such licence of speech ...
... post to which he had been promoted as it were from the ranks , through the favour and friendship of Lord Palmerston . It is hardly necessary to say that , even if he had been a far abler man than he really was , such licence of speech ...
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... post of Chancellor of the Exchequer , when Mr. Disraeli was pleased , in the plenitude of his wisdom , to accept an earldom , and betake himself to the House of Lords . Up to that time Sir Stafford Northcote was a man who stood well in ...
... post of Chancellor of the Exchequer , when Mr. Disraeli was pleased , in the plenitude of his wisdom , to accept an earldom , and betake himself to the House of Lords . Up to that time Sir Stafford Northcote was a man who stood well in ...
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... post ; and we all know that a weak , well - intentioned man makes a far worse leader , than a strong man whose in- tentions may not be altogether unobjection- able . In any subordinate position , even in so important a position as that ...
... post ; and we all know that a weak , well - intentioned man makes a far worse leader , than a strong man whose in- tentions may not be altogether unobjection- able . In any subordinate position , even in so important a position as that ...
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