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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... went into the pit , gaining the poor wages which helped to eke out the father's earnings by working as a ' trapper . ' For nearly eighteen years he was a pitman . and nothing more . Day after day , first as ΙΟ Politicians of To - day .
... went into the pit , gaining the poor wages which helped to eke out the father's earnings by working as a ' trapper . ' For nearly eighteen years he was a pitman . and nothing more . Day after day , first as ΙΟ Politicians of To - day .
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... gained a wife whose affectionate and sym- pathetic interest in his work and his career has been of no small advantage to him in all that he has since accomplished . Four or five years later , the opportunity of quit- ting the pit , and ...
... gained a wife whose affectionate and sym- pathetic interest in his work and his career has been of no small advantage to him in all that he has since accomplished . Four or five years later , the opportunity of quit- ting the pit , and ...
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... gained for him the favour of his fellow - labourers in the pit and the Miners ' Union ; that is to say , by the simplicity and modesty of his manner , by the consistency and unswerving honesty of his conduct , and by the kindliness and ...
... gained for him the favour of his fellow - labourers in the pit and the Miners ' Union ; that is to say , by the simplicity and modesty of his manner , by the consistency and unswerving honesty of his conduct , and by the kindliness and ...
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... gained most in personal reputation during the existence of the present Parliament , is not a member of the Government , not even a member of the Conservative majority , but the leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons . When ...
... gained most in personal reputation during the existence of the present Parliament , is not a member of the Government , not even a member of the Conservative majority , but the leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons . When ...
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... gained towards the close of a prolonged and illustrious career . But this preferment , it need hardly be said , he had secured in virtue not of his own personal merits , but of his connection with the Duke of Devonshire . The heir of ...
... gained towards the close of a prolonged and illustrious career . But this preferment , it need hardly be said , he had secured in virtue not of his own personal merits , but of his connection with the Duke of Devonshire . The heir of ...
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