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Page vii
... in his representations things which never were con- temporaneous in reality . The difficulty is the greater because a writer who deals with a living government naturally compares it with the most important other living governments.
... in his representations things which never were con- temporaneous in reality . The difficulty is the greater because a writer who deals with a living government naturally compares it with the most important other living governments.
Page xvii
... never vote for you again . " Many Radical members who had been asking for years for household suffrage were much more surprised than pleased at the near chance of obtaining it ; they had asked for it as say so . bargainers ask for the ...
... never vote for you again . " Many Radical members who had been asking for years for household suffrage were much more surprised than pleased at the near chance of obtaining it ; they had asked for it as say so . bargainers ask for the ...
Page xviii
... never be seen again . Certainly it will very rarely be seen . A bad speaker is he got on as a candidate . " Oh , " he answered , " when I do not know what to say , I say ' Gladstone , ' and then they are sure to cheer , and I have time ...
... never be seen again . Certainly it will very rarely be seen . A bad speaker is he got on as a candidate . " Oh , " he answered , " when I do not know what to say , I say ' Gladstone , ' and then they are sure to cheer , and I have time ...
Page xix
... it , and are brought before it ; it almost never settles its topics ; it can only decide upon the issues of those topics . And in settling what these questions shall be , statesmen INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xix.
... it , and are brought before it ; it almost never settles its topics ; it can only decide upon the issues of those topics . And in settling what these questions shall be , statesmen INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION . xix.
Page xxxv
... never consent to a very numerous life peerage without a storm ; they must be in terror to do it , or they will not do it . And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much , in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much ...
... never consent to a very numerous life peerage without a storm ; they must be in terror to do it , or they will not do it . And if the storm blows strongly enough to do so much , in all likelihood it will blow strongly enough to do much ...
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