Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 405
... Tory conceived that he could not better prove his hatred of s revolutions than by attacking a government to which a revolu- tion had given birth . Both came by degrees to attach more importance to the means than to the end . Both were ...
... Tory conceived that he could not better prove his hatred of s revolutions than by attacking a government to which a revolu- tion had given birth . Both came by degrees to attach more importance to the means than to the end . Both were ...
Page 406
... Tory of that age might pronounce on transactions long past , there can be no doubt that , as respected the practical questions then pending , the Tory was a reformer , and indeed an intemperate and indiscreet reformer , while the Whig ...
... Tory of that age might pronounce on transactions long past , there can be no doubt that , as respected the practical questions then pending , the Tory was a reformer , and indeed an intemperate and indiscreet reformer , while the Whig ...
Page 427
... Tory party was in the ascendant . The Prime Minister himself was a Tory . Lord Egremont , who had suc- ceeded Pitt as Secretary of State , was a Tory , and the son of a Tory . Sir Francis Dashwood , a man of slender parts , of small ...
... Tory party was in the ascendant . The Prime Minister himself was a Tory . Lord Egremont , who had suc- ceeded Pitt as Secretary of State , was a Tory , and the son of a Tory . Sir Francis Dashwood , a man of slender parts , of small ...
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