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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... success . It was followed by a series of brilliant novels , in which political and social topics were handled with great power and orginality , and in which many of the leading personages of the day were introduced under thinly - veiled ...
... success . It was followed by a series of brilliant novels , in which political and social topics were handled with great power and orginality , and in which many of the leading personages of the day were introduced under thinly - veiled ...
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... necessity of practising compromise , and of pursuing conciliation , as the great methods of success in politics . Abroad he has ceased to inspire the fears once excited by the mention of his name , and 68 Politicians of To - day .
... necessity of practising compromise , and of pursuing conciliation , as the great methods of success in politics . Abroad he has ceased to inspire the fears once excited by the mention of his name , and 68 Politicians of To - day .
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... successful just in proportion as they possessed that fine journalistic instinct which no man can acquire by training or study , and without which no man can ever be a great editor . Very interesting , too , would it be to trace the ...
... successful just in proportion as they possessed that fine journalistic instinct which no man can acquire by training or study , and without which no man can ever be a great editor . Very interesting , too , would it be to trace the ...
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... success of ' the party . ' He must never praise the conduct of his political opponents , for to do that will be to strengthen their hands . His sole duty , in the eyes of not a few people who might be supposed to be intel- ligent enough ...
... success of ' the party . ' He must never praise the conduct of his political opponents , for to do that will be to strengthen their hands . His sole duty , in the eyes of not a few people who might be supposed to be intel- ligent enough ...
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... success . In his speech at New- castle , and if I mistake not , in others which he subsequently delivered elsewhere , he took the ground that the English Monarchy cost more than it was worth , and he fortified the case upon which he ...
... success . In his speech at New- castle , and if I mistake not , in others which he subsequently delivered elsewhere , he took the ground that the English Monarchy cost more than it was worth , and he fortified the case upon which he ...
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