The Quarterly Review, Volume 129John Murray, 1870 |
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... House of Lords , to preside at meetings of the Cabinet , and to bestow or refuse offices from motives of personal preference or dislike . The Queen , therefore , easily held the balance of parties , except when public opinion was ...
... House of Lords , to preside at meetings of the Cabinet , and to bestow or refuse offices from motives of personal preference or dislike . The Queen , therefore , easily held the balance of parties , except when public opinion was ...
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... House of Commons and a trial by the House of Lords . These proceedings set the whole kingdom in a flame . The cries of Church and State , ' and ' The Church in Danger , ' became the popular cries ; the Whig ministry went down before the ...
... House of Commons and a trial by the House of Lords . These proceedings set the whole kingdom in a flame . The cries of Church and State , ' and ' The Church in Danger , ' became the popular cries ; the Whig ministry went down before the ...
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... house . ' This is a characteristic passage . Swift is painted in these repulsive characters , without one qualifying phrase of admi- ration or regret , because he took part against the gods of Lord Macaulay's idolatry , the Whigs . With ...
... house . ' This is a characteristic passage . Swift is painted in these repulsive characters , without one qualifying phrase of admi- ration or regret , because he took part against the gods of Lord Macaulay's idolatry , the Whigs . With ...
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... house was carefully packed , the author came to the ordeal with hesitation and trepidation . The danger was soon over . The whole nation was on fire with faction . The Whigs ap- plauded every line in which Liberty was mentioned as a ...
... house was carefully packed , the author came to the ordeal with hesitation and trepidation . The danger was soon over . The whole nation was on fire with faction . The Whigs ap- plauded every line in which Liberty was mentioned as a ...
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... House , Devonshire House , and Lansdowne House . Sydney Smith was as familiar with Lord Grey , Lord Lansdowne , and Lord Russell , as Swift with Harley and St. John . Who could be more intimate with party leaders than Scott ? Should it ...
... House , Devonshire House , and Lansdowne House . Sydney Smith was as familiar with Lord Grey , Lord Lansdowne , and Lord Russell , as Swift with Harley and St. John . Who could be more intimate with party leaders than Scott ? Should it ...
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Page 26 - The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the tories ; and the tories echoed every clap, to shew that the satire was unfelt.
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