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 27
... failed to secure permanent influence or real success for a politician , because of the gravity of the mis- takes by which they have been accom- panied . Lord Hartington was known to be no genius ; but he was known also as a cool- headed ...
... failed to secure permanent influence or real success for a politician , because of the gravity of the mis- takes by which they have been accom- panied . Lord Hartington was known to be no genius ; but he was known also as a cool- headed ...
Page 47
... failed to comprehend the real character of his offspring . With the personal career of Sir Robert Peel I have nothing to do in these pages . It would be an impertinence to ask how far he has justified or disappointed the anticipations ...
... failed to comprehend the real character of his offspring . With the personal career of Sir Robert Peel I have nothing to do in these pages . It would be an impertinence to ask how far he has justified or disappointed the anticipations ...
Page 50
... failed to understand such a person , and he would have treated him accordingly with that blind severity - amounting even to in- justice and cruelty - which is so much more frequently the fruit of misconception than of malice . Blind to ...
... failed to understand such a person , and he would have treated him accordingly with that blind severity - amounting even to in- justice and cruelty - which is so much more frequently the fruit of misconception than of malice . Blind to ...
Page 52
... failed to gain the goal which then seemed to be so directly in his path , so easily within his reach . After nearly thirty years of Parlia- mentary life , Sir Robert Peel is as much of the independent free lance as he was on the day ...
... failed to gain the goal which then seemed to be so directly in his path , so easily within his reach . After nearly thirty years of Parlia- mentary life , Sir Robert Peel is as much of the independent free lance as he was on the day ...
Page 53
... failure . It would be a bootless task to tell the story of the successive escapades by which Sir Robert Peel has destroyed his chance of obtaining position and reputation as a states- man . One of the very earliest of his public ...
... failure . It would be a bootless task to tell the story of the successive escapades by which Sir Robert Peel has destroyed his chance of obtaining position and reputation as a states- man . One of the very earliest of his public ...
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