Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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... debate as " dangerous , " at another as " timid and vascillating , " or discussing the composition of the majority or its numbers upon the divi- sion , or suggesting that the journey of Mr. Fox to Paris should make the different ...
... debate as " dangerous , " at another as " timid and vascillating , " or discussing the composition of the majority or its numbers upon the divi- sion , or suggesting that the journey of Mr. Fox to Paris should make the different ...
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... debates being communicated to the public . At one period they were given under feigned names , as if held in the Senate of Rome by the ancient orators and statesmen ; at another they were conveyed under the initials only of the names ...
... debates being communicated to the public . At one period they were given under feigned names , as if held in the Senate of Rome by the ancient orators and statesmen ; at another they were conveyed under the initials only of the names ...
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... debate , but without pre- tending to give more than the mere substance of the several speeches . The debates upon the American Stamp Act , in 1764 , are the first that can be said to have been preserved at all , through the happy ...
... debate , but without pre- tending to give more than the mere substance of the several speeches . The debates upon the American Stamp Act , in 1764 , are the first that can be said to have been preserved at all , through the happy ...
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... debate ) , - These are the doings of Mr. Pitt , and they are wondrous in our eyes ! ' ( " To genius irregularity is incident , and the greatest genius is often marked by eccentricity , as if it disdained to move in the vulgar orbit ...
... debate ) , - These are the doings of Mr. Pitt , and they are wondrous in our eyes ! ' ( " To genius irregularity is incident , and the greatest genius is often marked by eccentricity , as if it disdained to move in the vulgar orbit ...
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... Cæsar is manifestly the writer's own composition ; indeed , it is in the exact style of the one he puts into Cato's mouth , that is , in his own style . fect application to the subject - matter of debate - 30 LORD CHATHAM .
... Cæsar is manifestly the writer's own composition ; indeed , it is in the exact style of the one he puts into Cato's mouth , that is , in his own style . fect application to the subject - matter of debate - 30 LORD CHATHAM .
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