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... rank , is the living head of a family , beside which almost all the other great houses , both royal and noble , of Europe , must count as of merely mushroom growth . For a thousand years her ancestors have been kings and queens ; and ...
... rank , is the living head of a family , beside which almost all the other great houses , both royal and noble , of Europe , must count as of merely mushroom growth . For a thousand years her ancestors have been kings and queens ; and ...
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... Highness has also been a constant visitor at most of the capitals of Europe . Gazetted to a Colonelcy in the Army in 1858 , and has now attained the rank of Field Marshal . ] 1 THE PRINCE OF WALES . ROBABLY no position in.
... Highness has also been a constant visitor at most of the capitals of Europe . Gazetted to a Colonelcy in the Army in 1858 , and has now attained the rank of Field Marshal . ] 1 THE PRINCE OF WALES . ROBABLY no position in.
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... rank , he is free from those personal responsibilities from which the heir to an absolute crown cannot escape , and which necessarily act to a certain extent as a restraint upon his actions . Our English Princes of Wales , for example ...
... rank , he is free from those personal responsibilities from which the heir to an absolute crown cannot escape , and which necessarily act to a certain extent as a restraint upon his actions . Our English Princes of Wales , for example ...
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... rank might be . Filling the anomalous position of which I spoke at the commencement of this article , he has shown something more than mere tact in the way in which he has avoided its difficulties . We have only , indeed , to go back to ...
... rank might be . Filling the anomalous position of which I spoke at the commencement of this article , he has shown something more than mere tact in the way in which he has avoided its difficulties . We have only , indeed , to go back to ...
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... rank , by means of his very clever and bitter criti- cisms on the policy of Sir Robert Peel , he was recognised as one of the leaders of the Protectionest Party , after that states- man had adopted Free Trade . In 1847 , Mr. Disraeli ...
... rank , by means of his very clever and bitter criti- cisms on the policy of Sir Robert Peel , he was recognised as one of the leaders of the Protectionest Party , after that states- man had adopted Free Trade . In 1847 , Mr. Disraeli ...
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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 |
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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...