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... whole world . She is interesting because of her wonderful lineage , which goes back through some of the great- est as well as some of the meanest characters in history , to our English Alfred . simple , unpretending lady , whom one ...
... whole world . She is interesting because of her wonderful lineage , which goes back through some of the great- est as well as some of the meanest characters in history , to our English Alfred . simple , unpretending lady , whom one ...
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... and greatness . Surely one cannot deny that in the whole world , this Queen of ours is , taken for all in all , the most inter- esting figure . But there is yet one more element of interest that 8 Politicians of To - day .
... and greatness . Surely one cannot deny that in the whole world , this Queen of ours is , taken for all in all , the most inter- esting figure . But there is yet one more element of interest that 8 Politicians of To - day .
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... whole of which time she has been not merely the reposi- tory of all the State secrets of the British empire , but the friend and the correspon- dent of nearly all the crowned heads in Europe . Vast indeed must be the know- ledge which ...
... whole of which time she has been not merely the reposi- tory of all the State secrets of the British empire , but the friend and the correspon- dent of nearly all the crowned heads in Europe . Vast indeed must be the know- ledge which ...
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... a 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 .
... a 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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... whole , a creditable , and even illus- trious career , and that Benjamin Disraeli , the Hebrew leader of the Tory party , had been singularly fortunate in displaying some of the best qualities of his people , whilst holding in abeyance ...
... whole , a creditable , and even illus- trious career , and that Benjamin Disraeli , the Hebrew leader of the Tory party , had been singularly fortunate in displaying some of the best qualities of his people , whilst holding in abeyance ...
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