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... us from so many of the political troubles which have befallen our neighbours ; we know no pretender to the English crown ; and we have no reason to blush as we con- template the personal character and daily life of the Sovereign.
... us from so many of the political troubles which have befallen our neighbours ; we know no pretender to the English crown ; and we have no reason to blush as we con- template the personal character and daily life of the Sovereign.
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... English Alfred . simple , unpretending lady , whom one meets occasionally on a summer day in Hyde Park , surrounded by little of the pomp and dignity of great rank , is the living head of a family , beside which almost all the other ...
... English Alfred . simple , unpretending lady , whom one meets occasionally on a summer day in Hyde Park , surrounded by little of the pomp and dignity of great rank , is the living head of a family , beside which almost all the other ...
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... English society , and the very in- terest with which it is perused , especially by the ladies , shows that it is more power- ful in its way than most persons believe it to be . But this only gives us the outside of the Queen's The Queen .
... English society , and the very in- terest with which it is perused , especially by the ladies , shows that it is more power- ful in its way than most persons believe it to be . But this only gives us the outside of the Queen's The Queen .
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... English Monarch accepted such a position of utter effacement as that which some writers are anxious to assign to the Queen . Even if we regard the matter in one light only , that of the unequalled personal knowledge and experience in ...
... English Monarch accepted such a position of utter effacement as that which some writers are anxious to assign to the Queen . Even if we regard the matter in one light only , that of the unequalled personal knowledge and experience in ...
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sir Thomas Wemyss Reid. Bagehot , who , in his work on the ' English Constitution , ' lays down the doctrine that the Sovereign has ' three rights -- the right to be consulted , the right to encourage , and the right to warn . ' Beyond ...
sir Thomas Wemyss Reid. Bagehot , who , in his work on the ' English Constitution , ' lays down the doctrine that the Sovereign has ' three rights -- the right to be consulted , the right to encourage , and the right to warn . ' Beyond ...
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Page 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...