The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 2 |
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... tion and his resentment , were hidden by a phlegmatic his emo- serenity , which made him pass for the most coldblooded of mankind . Those who brought him good news could seldom detect any sign of pleasure . Those who saw him after a ...
... tion and his resentment , were hidden by a phlegmatic his emo- serenity , which made him pass for the most coldblooded of mankind . Those who brought him good news could seldom detect any sign of pleasure . Those who saw him after a ...
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... tion was great . The streets of the Hague were crowded from daybreak to sunset by persons anxiously asking how His Highness was . At length his complaint took a favourable turn . His escape was attributed partly to his own singular ...
... tion was great . The streets of the Hague were crowded from daybreak to sunset by persons anxiously asking how His Highness was . At length his complaint took a favourable turn . His escape was attributed partly to his own singular ...
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... tion clamorously encouraged him to go on till the sand had run off once more . * In his moral character , as in his intellect , great blemishes were more than compensated by great excellence . Though often misled by prejudice and ...
... tion clamorously encouraged him to go on till the sand had run off once more . * In his moral character , as in his intellect , great blemishes were more than compensated by great excellence . Though often misled by prejudice and ...
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... tion ; that the sovereign of this country , acting in harmony with the legislature , must always have a great sway in the affairs of Christendom , and must also have an obvious interest in opposing the undue aggrandisement of any ...
... tion ; that the sovereign of this country , acting in harmony with the legislature , must always have a great sway in the affairs of Christendom , and must also have an obvious interest in opposing the undue aggrandisement of any ...
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... tion broke out , the British regiments in the Dutch service were , by the active exertions of the Prince , sent over to their own country on the first requisition . Indeed William even offered to command in person against the rebels ...
... tion broke out , the British regiments in the Dutch service were , by the active exertions of the Prince , sent over to their own country on the first requisition . Indeed William even offered to command in person against the rebels ...
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