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... statesmanship had been improved by careful husbandry , and his energy and confidence were ready for any strain put upon them . But he was in no sense a prig . It pleased his opponents in after years to jeer at him as “ im- 18 WILLIAM PITT.
... statesmanship had been improved by careful husbandry , and his energy and confidence were ready for any strain put upon them . But he was in no sense a prig . It pleased his opponents in after years to jeer at him as “ im- 18 WILLIAM PITT.
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... energy and high spirits were remarkable enough . He entered with tireless zest into the duties and pleasures of London . He could at last find pleasure in the practical jokes which were denied to his childhood . " One morning , " says ...
... energy and high spirits were remarkable enough . He entered with tireless zest into the duties and pleasures of London . He could at last find pleasure in the practical jokes which were denied to his childhood . " One morning , " says ...
Pagina 33
... energy of youth , and with the added authority which his relationship with Chatham gave him . A noble lord had called a holy war . Pitt did not the war C agree with him : " he was persuaded and would THE TRIUMPH OF YOUTH 333.
... energy of youth , and with the added authority which his relationship with Chatham gave him . A noble lord had called a holy war . Pitt did not the war C agree with him : " he was persuaded and would THE TRIUMPH OF YOUTH 333.
Pagina 48
... energy and superb confidence , and made on February 21 , 1783 , the finest speech of his life . Even as we read it , this survey of England's decline , this enforced confession of England's weakness , this bold assurance that only in a ...
... energy and superb confidence , and made on February 21 , 1783 , the finest speech of his life . Even as we read it , this survey of England's decline , this enforced confession of England's weakness , this bold assurance that only in a ...
Pagina 62
... energy and bitter- ness of the previous session were re- peated . Fox , exultant in his majorities , spoke more eloquently even than he had spoken in opposition . Pitt , in defending the rights and liberties of mankind , in deploring an ...
... energy and bitter- ness of the previous session were re- peated . Fox , exultant in his majorities , spoke more eloquently even than he had spoken in opposition . Pitt , in defending the rights and liberties of mankind , in deploring an ...
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