Annual Register, 97. köideEdmund Burke 1856 |
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... whole - who have supported the Government of the Earl of Aber- deen . It is my pride , and it will ever be my pride to the last day of my life , to have belonged to a party which , as I consider , upholds the true principles of freedom ...
... whole - who have supported the Government of the Earl of Aber- deen . It is my pride , and it will ever be my pride to the last day of my life , to have belonged to a party which , as I consider , upholds the true principles of freedom ...
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... whole House ; but he thought a Select . Committee infinitely preferable . As to its hampering the army autho- rities , nothing could be worse than their present position , at the mercy of writers of private letters charging the generals ...
... whole House ; but he thought a Select . Committee infinitely preferable . As to its hampering the army autho- rities , nothing could be worse than their present position , at the mercy of writers of private letters charging the generals ...
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... whole of these kaapsacks had re- mained on board ever since the troops had landed in the Crimea , and they had made four voyages to and fro between the Crimea and Scutari ; in this case they were under the cargo , and two were all that ...
... whole of these kaapsacks had re- mained on board ever since the troops had landed in the Crimea , and they had made four voyages to and fro between the Crimea and Scutari ; in this case they were under the cargo , and two were all that ...
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... whole military system . An army must go through a campaign as well as win battles . You must lay an unsparing hand upon that building adjacent to these pre- mises - you must see , whether , in fact , you can find a modern Her- cules to ...
... whole military system . An army must go through a campaign as well as win battles . You must lay an unsparing hand upon that building adjacent to these pre- mises - you must see , whether , in fact , you can find a modern Her- cules to ...
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... whole Cabinet was responsible . It was not for him to defend the character of the Duke against his colleagues . The maladministra- tion of his office must be ascribed to evils none could deny , and few could palliate ; and he was " not ...
... whole Cabinet was responsible . It was not for him to defend the character of the Duke against his colleagues . The maladministra- tion of his office must be ascribed to evils none could deny , and few could palliate ; and he was " not ...
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