The Life of Lord John Russell, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 22
... appointment , and we agreed to go in a chaise together , which made me quite merry again . A man wanted to come with us , but we would not let him . We came a very good pace all the way . We had some cold supper at Rochester ; the ...
... appointment , and we agreed to go in a chaise together , which made me quite merry again . A man wanted to come with us , but we would not let him . We came a very good pace all the way . We had some cold supper at Rochester ; the ...
Page 47
... appointed to serve on a small committee to draw up the list of questions for weekly discussion . He was a constant speaker at the societies ' debates , discussing purely abstract questions - such as the policy of Alcibiades - and ...
... appointed to serve on a small committee to draw up the list of questions for weekly discussion . He was a constant speaker at the societies ' debates , discussing purely abstract questions - such as the policy of Alcibiades - and ...
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... appointed aide - de - camp to Sir Thomas Graham , who commanded the garrison at Cadiz , at that time closely besieged by the French . Lord John decided on employing his summer holidays in 1810 in paying his brother a visit . At four in ...
... appointed aide - de - camp to Sir Thomas Graham , who commanded the garrison at Cadiz , at that time closely besieged by the French . Lord John decided on employing his summer holidays in 1810 in paying his brother a visit . At four in ...
Page 52
... appointed a finance committee , and the general wish seems to be to reform the old abuses and establish a limited monarchy . The institutions and forms of England are much quoted . The greatest danger to be feared was a love of ...
... appointed a finance committee , and the general wish seems to be to reform the old abuses and establish a limited monarchy . The institutions and forms of England are much quoted . The greatest danger to be feared was a love of ...
Page 57
... of the month he went down to Bedfordshire to drill with the militia , in which he had recently been appointed to a company . He wrote to his cousin Gertrude on June 4— I have been here a week drilling with the local 1807-12 57 EDUCATION.
... of the month he went down to Bedfordshire to drill with the militia , in which he had recently been appointed to a company . He wrote to his cousin Gertrude on June 4— I have been here a week drilling with the local 1807-12 57 EDUCATION.
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