Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 45
... soon became necessary to reconstruct , and setting up others which almost every man was soon impatient to destroy . It was necessary to strike the House of Lords out of the con- stitution , to exclude members of the House of Commons by ...
... soon became necessary to reconstruct , and setting up others which almost every man was soon impatient to destroy . It was necessary to strike the House of Lords out of the con- stitution , to exclude members of the House of Commons by ...
Page 199
... soon as those duties become difficult and disagreeable , that is to say , as soon as it becomes peculiarly important that he should resolutely perform them . But though we are far indeed from considering Temple as a perfect statesman ...
... soon as those duties become difficult and disagreeable , that is to say , as soon as it becomes peculiarly important that he should resolutely perform them . But though we are far indeed from considering Temple as a perfect statesman ...
Page 555
... soon established a high character for ability and resolution . The treason which at a later period was fatal to Surajah Dowlah was already in pro- gress ; and Hastings was admitted to the deliberations of the conspirators . But the time ...
... soon established a high character for ability and resolution . The treason which at a later period was fatal to Surajah Dowlah was already in pro- gress ; and Hastings was admitted to the deliberations of the conspirators . But the time ...
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