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... debate on the Copenhagen expedition.2 On March 25 the frost was so hard as to freeze Mr. Smith's pond entirely . On the same day Clare and I went to shoot on the shore , and found it a very pleasant day . About the same time William ...
... debate on the Copenhagen expedition.2 On March 25 the frost was so hard as to freeze Mr. Smith's pond entirely . On the same day Clare and I went to shoot on the shore , and found it a very pleasant day . About the same time William ...
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... debate on some historical , literary , or political subject ensued . A certain period of attendance as an ordinary ... debates Lord Killeen was the eldest son of Lord Fingall . on the justice of the war of 1793 ' ; 46 CHAP . 11 . LIFE OF ...
... debate on some historical , literary , or political subject ensued . A certain period of attendance as an ordinary ... debates Lord Killeen was the eldest son of Lord Fingall . on the justice of the war of 1793 ' ; 46 CHAP . 11 . LIFE OF ...
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... debate on the education of the poor ; and he wrote and read a paper on the proceedings of the Spanish Cortes 3 from ... debates , discussing purely abstract questions - such as the policy of Alcibiades - and matters of urgent importance ...
... debate on the education of the poor ; and he wrote and read a paper on the proceedings of the Spanish Cortes 3 from ... debates , discussing purely abstract questions - such as the policy of Alcibiades - and matters of urgent importance ...
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... debating society . In the spring of 1811 he wrote for the ' Whig Register ' a long and important article on Parliamentary Reform . Starting with Mr. Dunning's famous proposition that the power of the Crown ought to be diminished , he ...
... debating society . In the spring of 1811 he wrote for the ' Whig Register ' a long and important article on Parliamentary Reform . Starting with Mr. Dunning's famous proposition that the power of the Crown ought to be diminished , he ...
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... debate on the second reading of the Bill . He considered the Act to be one which was very liable to abuse . The present time was that which least called for it ; and Ministers , in bringing forward the measure now because it had been ...
... debate on the second reading of the Bill . He considered the Act to be one which was very liable to abuse . The present time was that which least called for it ; and Ministers , in bringing forward the measure now because it had been ...
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