The Eastern question, by the late visct. Stratford de Redcliffe, a selection from his writings with a preface by A.P. Stanley |
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... hope of being able to obtain a few moments ' interview ; for I had already conceived an intense desire to catch a glimpse of one whose name was then in all men's mouths . was not till the last morning of my stay at Constan- tinople that ...
... hope of being able to obtain a few moments ' interview ; for I had already conceived an intense desire to catch a glimpse of one whose name was then in all men's mouths . was not till the last morning of my stay at Constan- tinople that ...
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... hope of being able to obtain a few moments ' interview ; for I had already conceived an intense desire to catch a glimpse of one whose name was then in all men's mouths . It was not till the last morning of my stay at Constan- tinople ...
... hope of being able to obtain a few moments ' interview ; for I had already conceived an intense desire to catch a glimpse of one whose name was then in all men's mouths . It was not till the last morning of my stay at Constan- tinople ...
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... hope of stirring him up to good deeds . When I came back from the Palace I read in the newspapers that they were celebrating in England at Wantage the 1000th anniversary of Alfred's birth . He was Sir Charles Grandison on the throne ...
... hope of stirring him up to good deeds . When I came back from the Palace I read in the newspapers that they were celebrating in England at Wantage the 1000th anniversary of Alfred's birth . He was Sir Charles Grandison on the throne ...
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... hope of helping by my experience to clear the ground of negotiation , and an impulse bordering on a sense of duty , have alone prevailed over my natural reluctance to face the risk of so delicate a task . May those who honour me with ...
... hope of helping by my experience to clear the ground of negotiation , and an impulse bordering on a sense of duty , have alone prevailed over my natural reluctance to face the risk of so delicate a task . May those who honour me with ...
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... hope for support from without . Add to this cause of weakness a state of finance unequal to the requirements of defence , and it is evident that the independence of Turkey must either be sacrificed , or rescued from ruin at the cost of ...
... hope for support from without . Add to this cause of weakness a state of finance unequal to the requirements of defence , and it is evident that the independence of Turkey must either be sacrificed , or rescued from ruin at the cost of ...
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