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 49
... speaking , and the absolute freedom from all sense of restraint in the presence of his superiors in age , wisdom , and experience , by which the present Sir Robert Peel is distinguished ! Not even the most unimpeachable honesty or ...
... speaking , and the absolute freedom from all sense of restraint in the presence of his superiors in age , wisdom , and experience , by which the present Sir Robert Peel is distinguished ! Not even the most unimpeachable honesty or ...
Page 59
... speak on any other - everybody knows that whatever may be the speaker's views , he will at 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 ...
... speak on any other - everybody knows that whatever may be the speaker's views , he will at 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 ...
Page 60
... speaking their minds ; yet , on the other hand , it must be admitted that he sometimes does real service to the country by the savage energy with which he tears aside the conventional trappings in which certain subjects are invested ...
... speaking their minds ; yet , on the other hand , it must be admitted that he sometimes does real service to the country by the savage energy with which he tears aside the conventional trappings in which certain subjects are invested ...
Page 90
... speak for the first time in the House of Commons , he was watched and listened to with great curiosity by his fellow - legisla- tors . His reputation had preceded him , and people were anxious to know whether this ' man of the mountain ...
... speak for the first time in the House of Commons , he was watched and listened to with great curiosity by his fellow - legisla- tors . His reputation had preceded him , and people were anxious to know whether this ' man of the mountain ...
Page 91
... speak . And now began that curious struggle be- tween one man and Parliament of which the public were during more ... speaking , and by the restraint he put upon himself in the employment of invective , succeeded in com- manding the ...
... speak . And now began that curious struggle be- tween one man and Parliament of which the public were during more ... speaking , and by the restraint he put upon himself in the employment of invective , succeeded in com- manding the ...
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