Macaulay: Prose and PoetryRupert Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 282
... once he felt the impulse , that he did not like to take part in a debate when his mind was full of an important secret of state . " I must sit still , " he once said to Lord Shelburne on such an occasion ; " for , when once I am up ...
... once he felt the impulse , that he did not like to take part in a debate when his mind was full of an important secret of state . " I must sit still , " he once said to Lord Shelburne on such an occasion ; " for , when once I am up ...
Page 465
... Once , and only once , after his acquittal , he interfered in politics ; and that interference was not much to his honour . In 1804 he exerted himself strenuously to prevent Mr. Addington , against whom Fox and Pitt had combined , from ...
... Once , and only once , after his acquittal , he interfered in politics ; and that interference was not much to his honour . In 1804 he exerted himself strenuously to prevent Mr. Addington , against whom Fox and Pitt had combined , from ...
Page 483
... once seriously thought of retiring to Hanover ; and the King was scarcely more eager for a change than the nation . Fox and North had committed a fatal error . They ought to have known that coalitions between parties which have long ...
... once seriously thought of retiring to Hanover ; and the King was scarcely more eager for a change than the nation . Fox and North had committed a fatal error . They ought to have known that coalitions between parties which have long ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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