National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the Nineteenth Century: With Memoirs, Volume 3Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1832 - Great Britain |
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... force and clearness of his reasoning , the ability with which he maintained great constitutional principles , and the comprchen- siveness of his general views . His delivery is fluent and impres- sive ; and , without dwelling at length ...
... force and clearness of his reasoning , the ability with which he maintained great constitutional principles , and the comprchen- siveness of his general views . His delivery is fluent and impres- sive ; and , without dwelling at length ...
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... force ; I am sorry for it , for I bode the worst from it . I shall retire from a scene where I can do no good , and where I should certainly disturb that unanimity . I cannot , however , go without a parting entreaty , that men would ...
... force ; I am sorry for it , for I bode the worst from it . I shall retire from a scene where I can do no good , and where I should certainly disturb that unanimity . I cannot , however , go without a parting entreaty , that men would ...
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... force and brilliancy , proved how little his powers had suffered from time and disease . In this , his last great effort , he recapitulated the history of Ireland , lamented her disunion and distractions , and felicitated his auditory ...
... force and brilliancy , proved how little his powers had suffered from time and disease . In this , his last great effort , he recapitulated the history of Ireland , lamented her disunion and distractions , and felicitated his auditory ...
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... force from my breast the possession could tear ! A mourner , a wand'rer , a sufferer , a stranger , In sickness , in sadness , in pain , and in danger ; Next my heart thou shouldst dwell till its last sigh were o'er , Then together we'd ...
... force from my breast the possession could tear ! A mourner , a wand'rer , a sufferer , a stranger , In sickness , in sadness , in pain , and in danger ; Next my heart thou shouldst dwell till its last sigh were o'er , Then together we'd ...
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... force , animated by the recol- lection of the capture of Burgoyne . Here the British bayonet decided the fortune of the day : the enemy were beaten , and pursued many miles , leaving seven pieces of cannon , the greater portion of their ...
... force , animated by the recol- lection of the capture of Burgoyne . Here the British bayonet decided the fortune of the day : the enemy were beaten , and pursued many miles , leaving seven pieces of cannon , the greater portion of their ...
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