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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Page 53
... appearances was also one of the most charac- teristic . Sent to Russia as Secretary to the special Embassy which attended the coro- nation of the present Emperor , immediately after the close of the Crimean war , he had scarcely ...
... appearances was also one of the most charac- teristic . Sent to Russia as Secretary to the special Embassy which attended the coro- nation of the present Emperor , immediately after the close of the Crimean war , he had scarcely ...
Page 59
... have taken his fancy , and he soon justifies his appearance by showing that he will spare nobody who chances to come in his way . It is all the same to him whether it be the Sovereign , the Com- mander Sir Robert Peel . 59.
... have taken his fancy , and he soon justifies his appearance by showing that he will spare nobody who chances to come in his way . It is all the same to him whether it be the Sovereign , the Com- mander Sir Robert Peel . 59.
Page 66
... political career he created a strong prejudice against him- self by his addiction to this weakness . His first appearances before the world out- side Birmingham were made in connection with the agitation against 66 Politicians of To - day .
... political career he created a strong prejudice against him- self by his addiction to this weakness . His first appearances before the world out- side Birmingham were made in connection with the agitation against 66 Politicians of To - day .
Page 67
... appearance , looking , in fact , very much younger than he really was , Mr. Chamberlain may fairly claim to have as- tonished the public by the entire self - pos- session which distinguished him as a speaker , by the ease , the fluency ...
... appearance , looking , in fact , very much younger than he really was , Mr. Chamberlain may fairly claim to have as- tonished the public by the entire self - pos- session which distinguished him as a speaker , by the ease , the fluency ...
Page 68
Thomas Wemyss Reid. public were puzzled by his appearance , his manner , his evident bitterness , his manifest contempt for men who had grown grey in the nation's service before he himself could have quitted school ; and so the name of ...
Thomas Wemyss Reid. public were puzzled by his appearance , his manner , his evident bitterness , his manifest contempt for men who had grown grey in the nation's service before he himself could have quitted school ; and so the name of ...
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