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Pagina 46
... received with approving hil- arity by his faithful henchmen . Lastly , there was Sheridan , following his leaders with amiable obedience , and thinking the country well lost if the last quip came easily from his tongue . His Pitt , on ...
... received with approving hil- arity by his faithful henchmen . Lastly , there was Sheridan , following his leaders with amiable obedience , and thinking the country well lost if the last quip came easily from his tongue . His Pitt , on ...
Pagina 55
... name to Shelburne , who on February 24 laid it before George III . King received it eagerly , and instantly offered Pitt the Premiership . The youth The But of twenty - three was not carried away by THE TRIUMPH OF YOUTH 55.
... name to Shelburne , who on February 24 laid it before George III . King received it eagerly , and instantly offered Pitt the Premiership . The youth The But of twenty - three was not carried away by THE TRIUMPH OF YOUTH 55.
Pagina 67
... received with an outburst of loud laughter . The hilarity was not unnatural . The task which Pitt essayed might well have seemed impossible even to less violent critics than the friends of the Coalition . Fox made no attempt to conceal ...
... received with an outburst of loud laughter . The hilarity was not unnatural . The task which Pitt essayed might well have seemed impossible even to less violent critics than the friends of the Coalition . Fox made no attempt to conceal ...
Pagina 81
... received with due pomp at Court , and recognised by Dundas as one who had nobly served his country . After a while , however , there were heard murmurings of dissatisfaction . The malice of Francis , and the careless rhe- toric of Burke ...
... received with due pomp at Court , and recognised by Dundas as one who had nobly served his country . After a while , however , there were heard murmurings of dissatisfaction . The malice of Francis , and the careless rhe- toric of Burke ...
Pagina 85
... received him with ac- clamations , asked a chair to be set for him , and when he retired rose and uncovered . " And on the gibbet that is placed at this cross - road of history there hangs not the great statesman , but the little ...
... received him with ac- clamations , asked a chair to be set for him , and when he retired rose and uncovered . " And on the gibbet that is placed at this cross - road of history there hangs not the great statesman , but the little ...
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