The Quarterly Review, Volume 235William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1921 - English literature |
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... British delegation began to arrive there on Jan. 4 ; but the Prime Minister was a week later . Mr Wilson had taken a leading part in the negotiation of the preliminaries of the Armistice . It was to him that the German Government had ...
... British delegation began to arrive there on Jan. 4 ; but the Prime Minister was a week later . Mr Wilson had taken a leading part in the negotiation of the preliminaries of the Armistice . It was to him that the German Government had ...
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... British Islands from damage on land at the hands of the enemy ; though , on the other hand , the destruction of a great portion of the British mercantile marine was a very serious blow to the prosperity of the country . To reconcile the ...
... British Islands from damage on land at the hands of the enemy ; though , on the other hand , the destruction of a great portion of the British mercantile marine was a very serious blow to the prosperity of the country . To reconcile the ...
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... British Delegation and Staff , under the heading of Peace Congress . ' It is conceivable that a Congress of all the belligerent Powers might have been summoned to meet at Paris ; and by some persons this was no doubt expected . On a ...
... British Delegation and Staff , under the heading of Peace Congress . ' It is conceivable that a Congress of all the belligerent Powers might have been summoned to meet at Paris ; and by some persons this was no doubt expected . On a ...
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... British Empire , France , Italy , and Japan , described as the ' Principal Allied and Associated Powers ' ; and with them , constituting the full assembly or Plenum of the Conference , were the plenipotentiaries of Belgium , Bolivia ...
... British Empire , France , Italy , and Japan , described as the ' Principal Allied and Associated Powers ' ; and with them , constituting the full assembly or Plenum of the Conference , were the plenipotentiaries of Belgium , Bolivia ...
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... British Empire , France , Italy , Japan , Russia ( if and when Russia becomes a member of the League of Nations ) , Greece , Rumania , and Bulgaria and Turkey ( if and when the two latter states become members of the League of Nations ) ...
... British Empire , France , Italy , Japan , Russia ( if and when Russia becomes a member of the League of Nations ) , Greece , Rumania , and Bulgaria and Turkey ( if and when the two latter states become members of the League of Nations ) ...
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Page 273 - What, and wherein it doth exist, This light, this glory, this fair luminous mist, This beautiful and beauty-making power. Joy, virtuous Lady! Joy that ne'er was given, Save to the pure, and in their purest hour, Life, and Life's effluence, cloud at once and shower, Joy, Lady!
Page 10 - By it they understand that compensation will be made by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea, and from the air.
Page 13 - The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts the responsibility of herself and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Page 19 - State further accepts and agrees to embody in a Treaty with the said Powers such provisions as they may deem necessary to protect freedom of transit and equitable treatment of the commerce of other nations.
Page 193 - Each State should make provision for a system of inspection in which women should take part, in order to ensure the enforcement of the laws and regulations for the protection of the employed.
Page 193 - The payment to the employed of a wage adequate to maintain a reasonable standard of life as this is understood in their time and country.
Page 192 - ... the protection of the worker against sickness, disease and injury arising out of his employment, the protection of children, young persons and women, provision for old age and injury...
Page 57 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 192 - Whereas also the failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle In the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries ; The High Contracting Parties, moved by sentiments of justice and humanity, as well as by the desire to secure the permanent peace of the world, agree to the following : — i.