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... ability as generals in the field . The Con- stitution does not recognise them in any capacity whatever , except that of Heirs- Apparent to the Crown . They have no settled duties to discharge ; there is no special , well - defined ...
... ability as generals in the field . The Con- stitution does not recognise them in any capacity whatever , except that of Heirs- Apparent to the Crown . They have no settled duties to discharge ; there is no special , well - defined ...
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... abilities of his parent . Would it not be well for those who condemn the Prince of Wales because he does not show either the sagacity or the zealous self - con- secration of Prince Albert , to remember that the latter was one of the ...
... abilities of his parent . Would it not be well for those who condemn the Prince of Wales because he does not show either the sagacity or the zealous self - con- secration of Prince Albert , to remember that the latter was one of the ...
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... ability will be found among them . The great majority of kings are persons of small intellectual capacity , and of little self- control . Whatever may be the virtues of the hereditary system , the selection of the fittest ruler for a ...
... ability will be found among them . The great majority of kings are persons of small intellectual capacity , and of little self- control . Whatever may be the virtues of the hereditary system , the selection of the fittest ruler for a ...
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... most difficult and anomalous position , and upon the whole filling it exceptionally well ; not endowed with great intellectual abilities or with the rare moral qualities of his father , but yet a 32 Politicians of To - day .
... most difficult and anomalous position , and upon the whole filling it exceptionally well ; not endowed with great intellectual abilities or with the rare moral qualities of his father , but yet a 32 Politicians of To - day .
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... - tunities for the display of his rare and splendid abilities , he must still have secured for himself a place among the historic masters of French oratory . MR . GLADSTONE . [ The Right Hon . WILLIAM 70 Politicians of To - day .
... - tunities for the display of his rare and splendid abilities , he must still have secured for himself a place among the historic masters of French oratory . MR . GLADSTONE . [ The Right Hon . WILLIAM 70 Politicians of To - day .
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