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Page 351
... Walpole , " as the gentleman is pleased to call it , which he would persuade gentle- men is not yet laid aside , I for my part assure this House I am not so mad ... Walpole sought was not the peace of the country , but the Horace Walpole 351.
... Walpole , " as the gentleman is pleased to call it , which he would persuade gentle- men is not yet laid aside , I for my part assure this House I am not so mad ... Walpole sought was not the peace of the country , but the Horace Walpole 351.
Page 362
... Walpole scarcely exaggerated when he said that , in those times , the most popular declaration which a candidate could make on the hustings was that he had never been and never would be a patriot . At this conjuncture took place the ...
... Walpole scarcely exaggerated when he said that , in those times , the most popular declaration which a candidate could make on the hustings was that he had never been and never would be a patriot . At this conjuncture took place the ...
Page 363
... Walpole and Smollett differed in their tastes and opinions as much as two human beings could differ . They kept quite different society . Walpole played at cards with countesses , and corre- sponded with ambassadors . Smollett passed ...
... Walpole and Smollett differed in their tastes and opinions as much as two human beings could differ . They kept quite different society . Walpole played at cards with countesses , and corre- sponded with ambassadors . Smollett passed ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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