Select British Eloquence: Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most Eminent Orators of Great Britain for the Last Two Centuries; with Sketches of Their Lives, an Estimate of Their Genius, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory |
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... LORD DIGBY .. 11 15 His early life , 15 : enters the House as an opponent of the government , ib .; employed against Buckingham , ib .; appointed one of the managers for the impeachment of Strafford , ib .; changes sides and comes out ...
... LORD DIGBY .. 11 15 His early life , 15 : enters the House as an opponent of the government , ib .; employed against Buckingham , ib .; appointed one of the managers for the impeachment of Strafford , ib .; changes sides and comes out ...
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... House , 213 ; Speech on American Taxation , its powerful impression , 214 ... Lords under the impeachment , 401 ; Lord Byron's lines thereon , ib ... House of Lords CHARLES JAMES FOX 405 437 His birth and early genius , 437 ; indulgence ...
... House , 213 ; Speech on American Taxation , its powerful impression , 214 ... Lords under the impeachment , 401 ; Lord Byron's lines thereon , ib ... House of Lords CHARLES JAMES FOX 405 437 His birth and early genius , 437 ; indulgence ...
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... Lord Shelburne by the Coalition , ib .; attacks Mr. Fox's East India Bill , 562 ; made Prime Minister at twenty - four , 563 ; Mr. Fox's efforts to drive him out , ib .; his energetic resist- ance , 564 ; extraordinary scene in the House ...
... Lord Shelburne by the Coalition , ib .; attacks Mr. Fox's East India Bill , 562 ; made Prime Minister at twenty - four , 563 ; Mr. Fox's efforts to drive him out , ib .; his energetic resist- ance , 564 ; extraordinary scene in the House ...
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... House when the Duke of Buckingham was impeached in 1626 , and had the part assigned him of making the closing argument against the Duke before the House of Lords . This he did with such energy and effect as to awaken the keenest ...
... House when the Duke of Buckingham was impeached in 1626 , and had the part assigned him of making the closing argument against the Duke before the House of Lords . This he did with such energy and effect as to awaken the keenest ...
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... HOUSE OF LORDS , APRIL 13 , 1641.1 MY LORDS , - This day I stand before you charged with high treason . The burden of the charge is heavy , yet far the more so because it hath borrowed the authority of the House of Commons . If they ...
... HOUSE OF LORDS , APRIL 13 , 1641.1 MY LORDS , - This day I stand before you charged with high treason . The burden of the charge is heavy , yet far the more so because it hath borrowed the authority of the House of Commons . If they ...
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