Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 264
... passed his whole life in the midst of public business , and to whom the most important affairs of state are as familiar as his weekly bills . " Turn him to any cause of policy , The Gordian knot of it he will unloose , Familiar as his ...
... passed his whole life in the midst of public business , and to whom the most important affairs of state are as familiar as his weekly bills . " Turn him to any cause of policy , The Gordian knot of it he will unloose , Familiar as his ...
Page 284
... passed on his mind was a change which passed on the mind of almost every wise and good man in Europe . In fact , few of his contemporaries changed so little . The rare moderation and calmness of his temper preserved him alike from ...
... passed on his mind was a change which passed on the mind of almost every wise and good man in Europe . In fact , few of his contemporaries changed so little . The rare moderation and calmness of his temper preserved him alike from ...
Page 470
... passed several months without a twinge . But his hand and foot had been relieved at the expense of his nerves . He became melancholy , fanciful , irritable . The embarrassing state of public affairs , the grave responsibility which lay ...
... passed several months without a twinge . But his hand and foot had been relieved at the expense of his nerves . He became melancholy , fanciful , irritable . The embarrassing state of public affairs , the grave responsibility which lay ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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