Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 362
... opposition . They were now dis- posed to surrender themselves implicitly to the management of Ministers , and to look with suspicion and contempt on all who pretended to public spirit . The name of patriot had become a by - word of ...
... opposition . They were now dis- posed to surrender themselves implicitly to the management of Ministers , and to look with suspicion and contempt on all who pretended to public spirit . The name of patriot had become a by - word of ...
Page 374
... Opposition . The Tories furnished little more than rows of ponderous foxhunters , fat with Staffordshire or Devonshire ale , men who drank to the King over the water , and believed that all the fundholders were Jews , men whose religion ...
... Opposition . The Tories furnished little more than rows of ponderous foxhunters , fat with Staffordshire or Devonshire ale , men who drank to the King over the water , and believed that all the fundholders were Jews , men whose religion ...
Page 375
... Opposition exists , the heir - apparent of the throne should put himself at the head of that Opposition . He is impelled to such a course by every feeling of ambition and of vanity . He cannot be more than second in the estimation of ...
... Opposition exists , the heir - apparent of the throne should put himself at the head of that Opposition . He is impelled to such a course by every feeling of ambition and of vanity . He cannot be more than second in the estimation of ...
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