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Page 185
... for which the court of Charles the Second was celebrated . But , if we must make our choice , we shall , like Bassanio in the play , turn from the specious caskets which contain only the Death's head and the Fool's head , Milton 185.
... for which the court of Charles the Second was celebrated . But , if we must make our choice , we shall , like Bassanio in the play , turn from the specious caskets which contain only the Death's head and the Fool's head , Milton 185.
Page 429
... heads of a crowd of eminent orators , financiers , diplomatists . From a private gentleman , this fortun- ate minion had at once been turned into a Secretary of State . He had made his maiden speech when at the head of the ...
... heads of a crowd of eminent orators , financiers , diplomatists . From a private gentleman , this fortun- ate minion had at once been turned into a Secretary of State . He had made his maiden speech when at the head of the ...
Page 464
... head of the Treasury , proved intractable . A coldness indeed had , during some months , been fast growing between the brothers - in - law , so long and so closely allied in politics . Pitt was angry with Temple for opposing the repeal ...
... head of the Treasury , proved intractable . A coldness indeed had , during some months , been fast growing between the brothers - in - law , so long and so closely allied in politics . Pitt was angry with Temple for opposing the repeal ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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