Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 232
... debate produced . The Lord Treasurer spoke with characteristic ardour and intrepidity in defence of the Declara- tion . When he sat down , the Lord Chancellor rose from the woolsack , and , to the amazement of the King and of the House ...
... debate produced . The Lord Treasurer spoke with characteristic ardour and intrepidity in defence of the Declara- tion . When he sat down , the Lord Chancellor rose from the woolsack , and , to the amazement of the King and of the House ...
Page 432
... debate been found a match for the lofty and impassioned rhetoric of Pitt , whose talents for jobbing were not inferior to his talents for debate , whose dauntless spirit shrank from no difficulty or danger , and who was as little ...
... debate been found a match for the lofty and impassioned rhetoric of Pitt , whose talents for jobbing were not inferior to his talents for debate , whose dauntless spirit shrank from no difficulty or danger , and who was as little ...
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... debate was adjourned . The ferment spread fast through the town . Within four and twenty hours , Sheridan was offered a thousand pounds for the copyright of the speech , if he would himself correct it for the press . The impression made ...
... debate was adjourned . The ferment spread fast through the town . Within four and twenty hours , Sheridan was offered a thousand pounds for the copyright of the speech , if he would himself correct it for the press . The impression made ...
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