English party leaders and English parties, from Walpole to Peel, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page 10
... and forcible reasoner , ready in reply , and peculiarly successful in financial exposition , but he had little or nothing of the temperament or the talent of an orator . " ENTERS PARLIAMENTARY LIFE . II way to the natural indolence.
... and forcible reasoner , ready in reply , and peculiarly successful in financial exposition , but he had little or nothing of the temperament or the talent of an orator . " ENTERS PARLIAMENTARY LIFE . II way to the natural indolence.
Page 28
... success that he drove Harley from office , assumed the reins of Government , gave Scotland into the hands of the Jacobite Earl of Mar , made the Jacobite Duke of Ormond Warden of the Cinque Ports , and prepared to place James Edward on ...
... success that he drove Harley from office , assumed the reins of Government , gave Scotland into the hands of the Jacobite Earl of Mar , made the Jacobite Duke of Ormond Warden of the Cinque Ports , and prepared to place James Edward on ...
Page 44
... successful . The impeachment was not pressed ; and Somers , in a private position , continued to * In the letter of thanks which Addison addressed to Somers , he said , " The only return I can make to your Lordship will be to apply ...
... successful . The impeachment was not pressed ; and Somers , in a private position , continued to * In the letter of thanks which Addison addressed to Somers , he said , " The only return I can make to your Lordship will be to apply ...
Page 67
... successful . On the contrary , it is a proof of his sagacity that he appreciated the country's need of prolonged repose . As with all great financial ministers , his chief object was to maintain peace ; to prevent the national resources ...
... successful . On the contrary , it is a proof of his sagacity that he appreciated the country's need of prolonged repose . As with all great financial ministers , his chief object was to maintain peace ; to prevent the national resources ...
Page 83
... success the well - known ' Craftsman . ' A slighted friend makes always a bitter foe ; and Pulteney pursued Walpole with the patience of a sleuth - hound . His attacks upon the King were scarcely less virulent than those on the Minister ...
... success the well - known ' Craftsman . ' A slighted friend makes always a bitter foe ; and Pulteney pursued Walpole with the patience of a sleuth - hound . His attacks upon the King were scarcely less virulent than those on the Minister ...
Contents
1 | |
12 | |
47 | |
67 | |
80 | |
91 | |
98 | |
119 | |
270 | |
277 | |
286 | |
293 | |
302 | |
316 | |
340 | |
351 | |
132 | |
141 | |
153 | |
171 | |
180 | |
194 | |
224 | |
239 | |
255 | |
371 | |
379 | |
396 | |
413 | |
436 | |
448 | |
465 | |
488 | |
Other editions - View all
English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
Common terms and phrases
administration admiration afterwards American attack authority Bill Brougham Burke Burke's Bute Cabinet career Chancellor character Charles Fox Charles James Fox Coalition Colonies conduct constitution Court Crown debate declared defended Earl of Chatham Edmund Burke election eloquence enemies England English favour Fox's France French friends genius George Grenville George the 3rd Government Grenville hand Hanover Hastings History honour Horace Walpole House of Commons House of Lords impeachment India influence Junius justice King King's leader letters liberty Lord Brougham Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord North Lord Shelburne Macaulay measures Memoirs ment Minister Ministry nation never Newcastle noble occasion Opposition orator Parliament parliamentary patriotic peace Pelham Pitt's political popular principles Queen remarkable replied resigned resolution Rockingham royal says Secretary Sir Robert speech spirit Stanhope statesman tion took Tory Townshend Treasury vote Walpole's Warren Hastings Whig party Wilkes William Pitt