The Queen. The Prince of Wales. Lord Beaconsfield. M. Gambetta. Mr. Gladstone. The editor of the 'Times.' Sir C. Dilke. Prince Bismark. Lord Salisbury. Mr. J. Cowen. Mr. Bright. Lord Derby. Sir W. Harcourt Mr. E. Jenkins. Mr. CrossGriffith & Farran, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... duties , of the Queen . Quite recently , thanks in no small measure to Lord Beaconsfield's belief in the employ- ment of the instinct of loyalty in order to serve party ends , new questions have been raised as to the extent and ...
... duties , of the Queen . Quite recently , thanks in no small measure to Lord Beaconsfield's belief in the employ- ment of the instinct of loyalty in order to serve party ends , new questions have been raised as to the extent and ...
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... duties to discharge ; there is no special , well - defined office which they are expected to fill . And whilst they are thus men without a work to do in life , they are exposed to all the temptations to which poor human nature is open ...
... duties to discharge ; there is no special , well - defined office which they are expected to fill . And whilst they are thus men without a work to do in life , they are exposed to all the temptations to which poor human nature is open ...
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... duties and character of the Sove- reign . This fact the Prince of Wales must bear in mind , if he desires to hand down to his children unstained and un- impaired that splendid inheritance which at some future day will devolve upon him ...
... duties and character of the Sove- reign . This fact the Prince of Wales must bear in mind , if he desires to hand down to his children unstained and un- impaired that splendid inheritance which at some future day will devolve upon him ...
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... for re- cognition before him , he annoyed his friends and patrons by not applying himself solely to the duties which custom imposes upon the sucking statesman . He wrote books , and serious 74 Politicians of To - day .
... for re- cognition before him , he annoyed his friends and patrons by not applying himself solely to the duties which custom imposes upon the sucking statesman . He wrote books , and serious 74 Politicians of To - day .
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... duties and functions which I have endeavoured to describe . He has been , it is true , a partisan holding first Conservative and then Liberal principles ; but with a few rare exceptions , we can point to no instance in which he has been ...
... duties and functions which I have endeavoured to describe . He has been , it is true , a partisan holding first Conservative and then Liberal principles ; but with a few rare exceptions , we can point to no instance in which he has been ...
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