Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 452
... party lately supreme in the State . Those among whom the Duke's choice lay might be divided into two classes , men too old for important offices , and men who had never been in any important office before . The Cabinet must be composed ...
... party lately supreme in the State . Those among whom the Duke's choice lay might be divided into two classes , men too old for important offices , and men who had never been in any important office before . The Cabinet must be composed ...
Page 453
... party cannot be better illustrated than by a parallel between two powerful connections of that time , the Rockinghams and the Bedfords . The Rockingham party was , in our view , exactly what a party should be . It consisted of men bound ...
... party cannot be better illustrated than by a parallel between two powerful connections of that time , the Rockinghams and the Bedfords . The Rockingham party was , in our view , exactly what a party should be . It consisted of men bound ...
Page 457
... party , to abandon any party , to undermine any party , to assault any party , at a moment's notice . To them , all administrations , and all oppositions were the same . They regarded Bute , Grenville , Rockingham , Pitt , without one ...
... party , to abandon any party , to undermine any party , to assault any party , at a moment's notice . To them , all administrations , and all oppositions were the same . They regarded Bute , Grenville , Rockingham , Pitt , without one ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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