A Sketch of the Life and Character of Sir Robert PeelLongman, 1860 - 314 pages |
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Page 75
... king is always cir- cumvented , and the malignant Whig fairy triumphant . Nature will out . The bride will chase the mouse , the hand must be pierced by the distaff , the prince will break bounds and travel , the imprisoned genius is ...
... king is always cir- cumvented , and the malignant Whig fairy triumphant . Nature will out . The bride will chase the mouse , the hand must be pierced by the distaff , the prince will break bounds and travel , the imprisoned genius is ...
Page 100
... King and the Prince of Wales ! " The Tory party were subject also at that time to a disadvantageous comparison with men who had lately asserted and lost office in the assertion of a constitutional principle . Whether Lords Grey and ...
... King and the Prince of Wales ! " The Tory party were subject also at that time to a disadvantageous comparison with men who had lately asserted and lost office in the assertion of a constitutional principle . Whether Lords Grey and ...
Page 101
... King , with too much of self - indulgence , and some of the querulousness of age , demanded from them . He who ... King , who was interested in the subject of it . The King was pleased with and praised the letter ; called it a " good ...
... King , with too much of self - indulgence , and some of the querulousness of age , demanded from them . He who ... King , who was interested in the subject of it . The King was pleased with and praised the letter ; called it a " good ...
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... King , is still a subject . There is small security in troubled times , even in a free state , if a subject can be struck down by a coup d'état . An ex post facto penal law is a coup d'état in a more gentle , and therefore more ...
... King , is still a subject . There is small security in troubled times , even in a free state , if a subject can be struck down by a coup d'état . An ex post facto penal law is a coup d'état in a more gentle , and therefore more ...
Page 130
... King , as Prince Regent , had for many years enjoyed the exercise of sovereignty . During this time the alleged acts had been committed . The character of his wife had not really impaired the efficiency of his government , nor sunk the ...
... King , as Prince Regent , had for many years enjoyed the exercise of sovereignty . During this time the alleged acts had been committed . The character of his wife had not really impaired the efficiency of his government , nor sunk the ...
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