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... question was whither to go . Lord Holland seems to have seriously considered the alternative of going by sea to Cadiz or by land to Lisbon ; and , to the alarm of his friends in England , he adopted the latter course . Leaving Coruña on ...
... question was whither to go . Lord Holland seems to have seriously considered the alternative of going by sea to Cadiz or by land to Lisbon ; and , to the alarm of his friends in England , he adopted the latter course . Leaving Coruña on ...
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... question sa dreadful appear , Draw , dotard , around thy old wavering sight , Thy coat turned , to cover the phantoms of fright . And so the dialogue proceeds till Geo . Rose concludes it with a parody of Camp- bell's best - known lines ...
... question sa dreadful appear , Draw , dotard , around thy old wavering sight , Thy coat turned , to cover the phantoms of fright . And so the dialogue proceeds till Geo . Rose concludes it with a parody of Camp- bell's best - known lines ...
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... question . For now , after glory on glory and victory upon victory , all prosperity has vanished . The farmer could not pay his rent , the landlord could not pay his taxes , and from the lowest labourer of the land to the peer who stood ...
... question . For now , after glory on glory and victory upon victory , all prosperity has vanished . The farmer could not pay his rent , the landlord could not pay his taxes , and from the lowest labourer of the land to the peer who stood ...
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... question of th ' eternal blue , What can I read ? pray is there nothing new ? New , yes , there is : the great unknown still writes Of gibbering witches and crusading knights . For me , I own , with fresh delight I turn To tales of ...
... question of th ' eternal blue , What can I read ? pray is there nothing new ? New , yes , there is : the great unknown still writes Of gibbering witches and crusading knights . For me , I own , with fresh delight I turn To tales of ...
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... question in a manner that was highly credit- able to his judgment , and which naturally disposed his mind to make any practicable concession . He consequently promised that , if Lord John would withdraw his resolutions , and bring in a ...
... question in a manner that was highly credit- able to his judgment , and which naturally disposed his mind to make any practicable concession . He consequently promised that , if Lord John would withdraw his resolutions , and bring in a ...
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