Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 213
... passed in Ireland , while the Cromwellian system was in full operation , he always described as " years of great satisfaction . " Farming , gardening , county business , and studies rather entertaining than profound , occupied his time ...
... passed in Ireland , while the Cromwellian system was in full operation , he always described as " years of great satisfaction . " Farming , gardening , county business , and studies rather entertaining than profound , occupied his time ...
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 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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