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Page 272
... strong in him , a passion for ludicrous images , and a passion for subtle speculations , sometimes prompted him to ... strong passions and strong temptations , have left to posterity a doubtful and checkered fame . SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH ...
... strong in him , a passion for ludicrous images , and a passion for subtle speculations , sometimes prompted him to ... strong passions and strong temptations , have left to posterity a doubtful and checkered fame . SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH ...
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... strong opposition , even from those whom he had always considered as his tools . Legge , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , refused to sign the Treasury warrants , which were necessary to give effect to the treaties . Those persons who ...
... strong opposition , even from those whom he had always considered as his tools . Legge , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , refused to sign the Treasury warrants , which were necessary to give effect to the treaties . Those persons who ...
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... strong sense , and the greatest readiness of wit , a certain tendency to hesitation was hereditary in the line of Fox . This hesitation arose , not from the poverty , but from the wealth of their vocabulary . They paused , not from the ...
... strong sense , and the greatest readiness of wit , a certain tendency to hesitation was hereditary in the line of Fox . This hesitation arose , not from the poverty , but from the wealth of their vocabulary . They paused , not from the ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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