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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review - Page 260
by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1874
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 5-6

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1078 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...the noisome and pestilential sewers of government wa» poured into one channel. Through the other passed only what was bright and stainless. Mean and...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 5

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 468 pages
...was then employed in bribing members of Parliament. Pitt was seeretary of state, with the direetion of the war and of foreign affairs. Thus the filth...pestilential sewers of government was poured into one ehannel. Through the other passed only what waa bright and stainless. Mean and selfish politieians,...
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The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 7

Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 730 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...ecclesiastical patronage, and the disposal of that j>art of the secret service money which was then employed in bribing members of Parliament. Pitt was...
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1873 - 1052 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...treasury, the civil and ecclesiastical patronage, and the thsjto.sal of that part of the secret service money winch was then employed in bribing members of Parliament....
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Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 3

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1874 - 1100 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...Newcastle took the treasury, the civil and ecclesiastical pati-onage, and the disposal of that part of the secret service money wliich was then employed in bribing...
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Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay: Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude, himself into the province...treasury, the civil and ecclesiastical patronage, and tlie disposal of that part of the secret - service money which was then employed in bribing members...
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The Victorian Review, Volume 4

H. Mortimer Franklyn - 1881 - 830 pages
...degradation. Hacaulay, in his essay on the " Earl of Chatham," gives this terrible description — "Newcastle took the Treasury, the civil and ecclesiastical...Secretary of State, with the direction of the war and foreign affairs. Thus the filth of all the noisome and pestilential sewers of Government was poured...
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Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays and Poems, Volume 3

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1882 - 1136 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified ; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...other. Newcastle took the treasury, the civil and ecclesias- ' tical patronage, and the disposal of that part of the secret service money which was then...
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Macaulay's Second Essay on the Earl of Chatham

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1891 - 168 pages
...government was singularly happy. Each occupied a province for which he was well qualified; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...and ecclesiastical patronage, and the disposal of & that part of the secret service money which was then employed in bribing members of Parliament. Pitt...
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: Second Essay

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 120 pages
...was singularly happy. Each occupied a proven ince for which he was well qualified; and neither had any inclination to intrude himself into the province...patronage, and the disposal of that part of the secret service-money which was then employed in bribing members of Parliament, sis Pitt was Secretary of State,...
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