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Page 129
... debate . His speaking was of that kind which has , in every age , been held in the highest estimation by English Parlia- ments , ready , weighty , perspicuous , condensed . His perception of the feelings of the House was exquisite , his ...
... debate . His speaking was of that kind which has , in every age , been held in the highest estimation by English Parlia- ments , ready , weighty , perspicuous , condensed . His perception of the feelings of the House was exquisite , his ...
Page 232
... debate produced . The Lord Treasurer spoke with characteristic ardour and intrepidity in defence of the Declara- tion . When he sat down , the Lord Chancellor rose from the woolsack , and , to the amazement of the King and of the House ...
... debate produced . The Lord Treasurer spoke with characteristic ardour and intrepidity in defence of the Declara- tion . When he sat down , the Lord Chancellor rose from the woolsack , and , to the amazement of the King and of the House ...
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... debate , who understood the public interest well , and who meant fairly by the country , but who had seen so much perfidy and meanness that he had become sceptical as to the existence of probity . Weary of the cant of patriotism ...
... debate , who understood the public interest well , and who meant fairly by the country , but who had seen so much perfidy and meanness that he had become sceptical as to the existence of probity . Weary of the cant of patriotism ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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