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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... least a position of commanding influence on the register . After a contest marked by the display of much good feeling on both sides , Mr. Burt was returned as the representative of the borough in which he had so long lived in the humble ...
... least a position of commanding influence on the register . After a contest marked by the display of much good feeling on both sides , Mr. Burt was returned as the representative of the borough in which he had so long lived in the humble ...
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... least in a satisfactory style . The instinct of government he seemed to have inherited from his ancestors ; and as a consequence , he was able to bear himself with composure and success in all the various positions in which it was his ...
... least in a satisfactory style . The instinct of government he seemed to have inherited from his ancestors ; and as a consequence , he was able to bear himself with composure and success in all the various positions in which it was his ...
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... least they would obtain none of the concessions for which they were clamouring . Yet again , there were other Conservatives who freely predicted that his Liberalism was not ' robust ' enough for the bulk of his followers . Such people ...
... least they would obtain none of the concessions for which they were clamouring . Yet again , there were other Conservatives who freely predicted that his Liberalism was not ' robust ' enough for the bulk of his followers . Such people ...
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... least give utterance to them with force , freedom , and spirit . In the whole course of his political career he was never known to make a dull speech ; and there have been times when he has shown himself to be the master of an eloquence ...
... least give utterance to them with force , freedom , and spirit . In the whole course of his political career he was never known to make a dull speech ; and there have been times when he has shown himself to be the master of an eloquence ...
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... least be permitted to say that few of the great towns of England have had the advantage of such intelligent , zealous , and successful administration as that which Bir- mingham has enjoyed at his hands . The record of his efforts to ...
... least be permitted to say that few of the great towns of England have had the advantage of such intelligent , zealous , and successful administration as that which Bir- mingham has enjoyed at his hands . The record of his efforts to ...
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