Littell's Living Age, Volume 124Living Age Company Incorporated, 1875 |
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... politics , and society during that important and event- ful period . The author was a man whose social position gave ... political events of the day , they are a valuable ad- dition to the history of the times . Now and then the author ...
... politics , and society during that important and event- ful period . The author was a man whose social position gave ... political events of the day , they are a valuable ad- dition to the history of the times . Now and then the author ...
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... political functions ; he had no official knowledge of any political secrets ; and he occupied a very favourable position for the obser- vation of those who were more actively engaged in public life . But perhaps his own independence and ...
... political functions ; he had no official knowledge of any political secrets ; and he occupied a very favourable position for the obser- vation of those who were more actively engaged in public life . But perhaps his own independence and ...
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... political he treats with derision when he first as- events at a momentous period of the his- sumed that office : and in this instance , tory of this country . Even when he although he admits on various occasions relates occurrences and ...
... political he treats with derision when he first as- events at a momentous period of the his- sumed that office : and in this instance , tory of this country . Even when he although he admits on various occasions relates occurrences and ...
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... political career More interesting , however , to are some instances given by Mr. Greville of his wonderful literary knowledge . There are a couple of pages devoted to the description of two dinner - parties at Holland House , which are ...
... political career More interesting , however , to are some instances given by Mr. Greville of his wonderful literary knowledge . There are a couple of pages devoted to the description of two dinner - parties at Holland House , which are ...
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... political life , and how the irresistible force of his genius and his eloquence must have raised him to the pinnacle of Parliamentary fame and political power . ( Vol . iii . pp . 314–18 . ) It is as difficult sometimes to say why a man ...
... political life , and how the irresistible force of his genius and his eloquence must have raised him to the pinnacle of Parliamentary fame and political power . ( Vol . iii . pp . 314–18 . ) It is as difficult sometimes to say why a man ...
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