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Página 59
... appearance in any important case . Most other men would pro- bably have been nervous and ill at ease . at finding themselves called upon to plead in such a cause before the notorious Judge Delesvaux . Gambetta , however , was in his ...
... appearance in any important case . Most other men would pro- bably have been nervous and ill at ease . at finding themselves called upon to plead in such a cause before the notorious Judge Delesvaux . Gambetta , however , was in his ...
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... than to give the most interesting account of his personal appearance or mode of life . I have therefore sought to show what he is ; and now let me say what he is not . He is not a charlatan - never was man more free from Mr. Gladstone . 89.
... than to give the most interesting account of his personal appearance or mode of life . I have therefore sought to show what he is ; and now let me say what he is not . He is not a charlatan - never was man more free from Mr. Gladstone . 89.
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... - Sir Charles Dilke has spent the years of his servitude in the House of Commons not in making flashy appearances on public platforms , but in steady and solid preparation for the work and the life Sir Charles W. Dilke , M.P. 119.
... - Sir Charles Dilke has spent the years of his servitude in the House of Commons not in making flashy appearances on public platforms , but in steady and solid preparation for the work and the life Sir Charles W. Dilke , M.P. 119.
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... appearances in public , and because also it has a special interest in consequence of its personal connection with his own career . I refer to the most touching and exquisite speech delivered by him at the Bradford Exchange on the ...
... appearances in public , and because also it has a special interest in consequence of its personal connection with his own career . I refer to the most touching and exquisite speech delivered by him at the Bradford Exchange on the ...
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... appearance in the political arena , he had shown that mere legal preferment was not his aim . To en- joy the emoluments and the distinction of the Solicitorship might satisfy other men , but would not satisfy Sir William Harcourt ...
... appearance in the political arena , he had shown that mere legal preferment was not his aim . To en- joy the emoluments and the distinction of the Solicitorship might satisfy other men , but would not satisfy Sir William Harcourt ...
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Página 81 - Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with Eternal God for power...
Página 91 - ... final adoption of Free Trade ; the abolition of the taxes upon knowledge, of the religious disabilities of the Jews, of the restrictions on the borough franchise, and of the limitation of the University privileges; the disestablishment of the Irish Church ; the reform of the Irish land system ; ihe remodelling of the Army ; the adoption of the Ballot ; the introduction of a national system of 'Education; and the substitution of arbitration for war as a means of settling international controversies....
Página ii - CE One vol., Crown 8vo., cloth, price 12s. Contains personal recollections of Patrick Branwell Bronte, Leigh Hunt and his family, George Henry Lewes, George Parker Bidder, George Stephenson, and many other celebrities, and gives besides descriptions of very varied experiences in Australia.
Página 15 - To state the matter shortly, the sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights — the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.
Página iii - Demy 8vo. 9s. POLITICIANS OF TO-DAY. A Series of Personal Sketches. By T. WEMYSS REID, author of " Charlotte Bronte; a Monograph.
Página ii - THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE SEA ; or, Marine Contributions to Industry and Art. By PL SIMMONDS, author of " The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom.
Página ii - United Service Gazette. MEMORABLE BATTLES IN ENGLISH HISTORY : The Military Lives of the Commanders. By W. H.
Página ii - RECORDS OF YORK CASTLE, FORTress, Court House, and Prison. By AW TWYFORD (the present Governor) and Major ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, author of
Página 205 - His own life was to a large extent — I speak it with reverence and with hesitation — a sermon based upon that best, that greatest of all sermons. His was a life of perpetual selfsacrifice.
Página ix - In the case of Members of Parliament, I have wished to indicate to some extent the position they hold, and the reputation they enjoy in the House itself...