Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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... least incompa- rably inferior in the power of giving vivid likenesses of contemporary statesmen . At the very least , these por- traitures may be regarded as materials for history , if not worthy of being called historical themselves ...
... least incompa- rably inferior in the power of giving vivid likenesses of contemporary statesmen . At the very least , these por- traitures may be regarded as materials for history , if not worthy of being called historical themselves ...
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... least agreeable to my sentiments . But I should choose to know him to be totally unable to appear again on the public stage before I agree to any offer of that kind , lest it should be wrongly construed into a fear of him ; and indeed ...
... least agreeable to my sentiments . But I should choose to know him to be totally unable to appear again on the public stage before I agree to any offer of that kind , lest it should be wrongly construed into a fear of him ; and indeed ...
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... least , has surpassed any known in modern times . The first place among the great qualities which distinguished Lord Chatham , is unquestionably due to firmness of purpose , resolute determination in the pur- suit of his objects . This ...
... least , has surpassed any known in modern times . The first place among the great qualities which distinguished Lord Chatham , is unquestionably due to firmness of purpose , resolute determination in the pur- suit of his objects . This ...
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... least appearance of danger ; with a generally pre- vailing dislike of both services , which at once repressed all desire of joining either , and damped all public spirit in the country , by extinguishing all hope of success , and even ...
... least appearance of danger ; with a generally pre- vailing dislike of both services , which at once repressed all desire of joining either , and damped all public spirit in the country , by extinguishing all hope of success , and even ...
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... least which must secure his place among the highest order of great men is his having been in advance of his age . This it is which decides whether or not he has carried forward the grand plan of human improvement ; has conformed his ...
... least which must secure his place among the highest order of great men is his having been in advance of his age . This it is which decides whether or not he has carried forward the grand plan of human improvement ; has conformed his ...
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