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Page 129
... talents for business were as remarkable as his talents for debate . " He was , " says Claren- don , " of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or wearied by the most laborious , and of parts not to be imposed LP upon by the most ...
... talents for business were as remarkable as his talents for debate . " He was , " says Claren- don , " of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out or wearied by the most laborious , and of parts not to be imposed LP upon by the most ...
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... talents and services , sought out no new allies . He seems to have taken a sort of morose pleasure in slighting and provoking all the rising talent of the kingdom . His connections were almost entirely confined to the small circle ...
... talents and services , sought out no new allies . He seems to have taken a sort of morose pleasure in slighting and provoking all the rising talent of the kingdom . His connections were almost entirely confined to the small circle ...
Page 243
... talent , parliamentary talent , has been the most valuable of all the qualifications of an English statesman . It has stood in the place of all other acquirements . It has covered ignorance , weakness , rashness , the most fatal ...
... talent , parliamentary talent , has been the most valuable of all the qualifications of an English statesman . It has stood in the place of all other acquirements . It has covered ignorance , weakness , rashness , the most fatal ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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