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 35
... once firm and conciliatory , he gave the Home Rulers to understand that from him at least they would obtain none of the concessions for which they were clamouring . Yet again , there were other Conservatives who freely predicted that ...
... once firm and conciliatory , he gave the Home Rulers to understand that from him at least they would obtain none of the concessions for which they were clamouring . Yet again , there were other Conservatives who freely predicted that ...
Page 41
... once or twice in his more recent utterances , when the outer crust of seeming apathy has dis- appeared , and he has shown warmth and vigour as well as shrewdness in argument , he has come very near to the point at which the politican is ...
... once or twice in his more recent utterances , when the outer crust of seeming apathy has dis- appeared , and he has shown warmth and vigour as well as shrewdness in argument , he has come very near to the point at which the politican is ...
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... once the most brilliant name in English politics , and who , like his great predecessor in the title , sits as Mem- ber for Tamworth , without feeling that the present Sir Robert Peel is the representative of a very uncommon type of ...
... once the most brilliant name in English politics , and who , like his great predecessor in the title , sits as Mem- ber for Tamworth , without feeling that the present Sir Robert Peel is the representative of a very uncommon type of ...
Page 48
... once more to illustrate the rule with regard to the sons of great men . He has not sunk into insignificance in the House of Commons . On the contrary , he has achieved a certain distinction as a politician , which , though differing by ...
... once more to illustrate the rule with regard to the sons of great men . He has not sunk into insignificance in the House of Commons . On the contrary , he has achieved a certain distinction as a politician , which , though differing by ...
Page 70
... once raised a somewhat plaintive protest against the popular superstition that Mr. Chamberlain was Birmingham and Bir- mingham was Mr. Chamberlain . But it may be truly said that if there had been no Birmingham , such as we now know it ...
... once raised a somewhat plaintive protest against the popular superstition that Mr. Chamberlain was Birmingham and Bir- mingham was Mr. Chamberlain . But it may be truly said that if there had been no Birmingham , such as we now know it ...
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