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... greatness . Surely one cannot deny that in the whole world , this Queen of ours is , taken for all in all , the most inter- esting figure . But there is yet one more element of interest that 8 Politicians of To - day .
... greatness . Surely one cannot deny that in the whole world , this Queen of ours is , taken for all in all , the most inter- esting figure . But there is yet one more element of interest that 8 Politicians of To - day .
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sir Thomas Wemyss Reid. But there is yet one more element of interest that belongs to Queen Victoria , and that is the mystery , for it is nothing less , which envelops her office and personal life . In one sense , the Queen is the most ...
sir Thomas Wemyss Reid. But there is yet one more element of interest that belongs to Queen Victoria , and that is the mystery , for it is nothing less , which envelops her office and personal life . In one sense , the Queen is the most ...
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... interests , with a de- votion which knew no limits - not even the limits of honour and self - respect . When some one was wanted to plant the poisoned dagger in the heart of Peel , it was Disraeli who was employed to do the assassin's ...
... interests , with a de- votion which knew no limits - not even the limits of honour and self - respect . When some one was wanted to plant the poisoned dagger in the heart of Peel , it was Disraeli who was employed to do the assassin's ...
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... aside conventional restraints , to place party or even national interests in a secondary place , when he is called to action by the voice of duty , when he is summoned to lend his aid to a great 84 Politicians of To - day .
... aside conventional restraints , to place party or even national interests in a secondary place , when he is called to action by the voice of duty , when he is summoned to lend his aid to a great 84 Politicians of To - day .
Página 85
... interests of this great trading community may be found , bear a strong family likeness to some dis- tinctive Scotch peculiarities of character . But wherever this trait may come from , the fact of its existence is not to be denied . Mr ...
... interests of this great trading community may be found , bear a strong family likeness to some dis- tinctive Scotch peculiarities of character . But wherever this trait may come from , the fact of its existence is not to be denied . Mr ...
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Politicians of To-Day: The Queen. the Prince of Wales. Lord Beaconsfield. M ... Thomas Wemyss Reid Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Politicians of To-Day: The Queen. the Prince of Wales. Lord Beaconsfield. M ... Thomas Wemyss Reid Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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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...