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 32
... better choice than they did . To say that Lord Hartington , as leader of the Opposition , has answered the expectations of his friends , is to describe his success in very cold and imperfect terms . The plain truth is , that he has ...
... better choice than they did . To say that Lord Hartington , as leader of the Opposition , has answered the expectations of his friends , is to describe his success in very cold and imperfect terms . The plain truth is , that he has ...
Page 42
... will show that he is entitled to high administra- tive rank , in virtue of something better than his birth and his aristocratic savoir faire . SIR ROBERT PEEL . [ THE Right Honourable Sir ROBERT 42 Politicians of To - day .
... will show that he is entitled to high administra- tive rank , in virtue of something better than his birth and his aristocratic savoir faire . SIR ROBERT PEEL . [ THE Right Honourable Sir ROBERT 42 Politicians of To - day .
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... better qualified than for that of a Minister or official of any grade . He has been an independent , in- deed , to use the Disraelian phrase , a truly independent , Member of Parliament . I am inclined to think that no other Member of ...
... better qualified than for that of a Minister or official of any grade . He has been an independent , in- deed , to use the Disraelian phrase , a truly independent , Member of Parliament . I am inclined to think that no other Member of ...
Page 68
... better than a collection of worn - out Whigs , cling- ing to place after their mandat - to use the French phrase had been exhausted , ac- cepted him at his own valuation , and raised him almost to the dignity of a great politi- cal ...
... better than a collection of worn - out Whigs , cling- ing to place after their mandat - to use the French phrase had been exhausted , ac- cepted him at his own valuation , and raised him almost to the dignity of a great politi- cal ...
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... better men than himself . His name , as I have just remarked , had become the shibboleth of provincial Radicalism , and those who declined to pronounce it in the ortho- dox fashion , and with the proper degree of respect , found ...
... better men than himself . His name , as I have just remarked , had become the shibboleth of provincial Radicalism , and those who declined to pronounce it in the ortho- dox fashion , and with the proper degree of respect , found ...
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