Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
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Page 100
... House of Commons , before the voice of Erskine had been once heard in Westminster Hall . REPUTATION OF MISS BURNEY ΤΟΙ Since the appearance of her 100 MADAME D'ARBLAY January 1843.
... House of Commons , before the voice of Erskine had been once heard in Westminster Hall . REPUTATION OF MISS BURNEY ΤΟΙ Since the appearance of her 100 MADAME D'ARBLAY January 1843.
Page 140
... House of Commons , bitterly prejudiced against himself , that the charges were well founded , and that Pitt and Dundas had concurred with Fox and Sheridan , in supporting the impeachment . Surely a woman of far inferior abilities to ...
... House of Commons , bitterly prejudiced against himself , that the charges were well founded , and that Pitt and Dundas had concurred with Fox and Sheridan , in supporting the impeachment . Surely a woman of far inferior abilities to ...
Page 142
... House of Commons for presuming to inquire whether the King was mad or not , and whether there was a chance of his re- covering his senses . ' A melancholy day , ' she writes ; news bad both at home and abroad . At home the dear unhappy ...
... House of Commons for presuming to inquire whether the King was mad or not , and whether there was a chance of his re- covering his senses . ' A melancholy day , ' she writes ; news bad both at home and abroad . At home the dear unhappy ...
Page 183
... House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of part of the fourth Georgic , Lines to King William , and other performances of equal value , that is to say , of no ...
... House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of part of the fourth Georgic , Lines to King William , and other performances of equal value , that is to say , of no ...
Page 200
... House of Commons , and , though his Peers had dismissed the impeachment , had , as it seemed , little chance of ever again filling high office . The Epistle , written at such a time , is one among many proofs that there was no FURTHER ...
... House of Commons , and , though his Peers had dismissed the impeachment , had , as it seemed , little chance of ever again filling high office . The Epistle , written at such a time , is one among many proofs that there was no FURTHER ...
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