The Life of Lord John Russell, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 25
... election , and thus affords conclusive evidence of the keen interest which the boy was taking in domestic politics . Towards the end of the month , the rapid progress of Napoleon after his victory at Jena filled Lord John with alarm ...
... election , and thus affords conclusive evidence of the keen interest which the boy was taking in domestic politics . Towards the end of the month , the rapid progress of Napoleon after his victory at Jena filled Lord John with alarm ...
Page 29
... election , fought under such cir- cumstances , naturally provoked the strong Protestant feeling which is perhaps even still a dominant though latent in- fluence in English politics . How great an interest Lord John was taking in these ...
... election , fought under such cir- cumstances , naturally provoked the strong Protestant feeling which is perhaps even still a dominant though latent in- fluence in English politics . How great an interest Lord John was taking in these ...
Page 70
... election occurs throughout his diary . It was his business there , so he evidently thought , to record circumstances ... elections . Looking at the returns from thence , it appears that the family to which I belong very often returned a ...
... election occurs throughout his diary . It was his business there , so he evidently thought , to record circumstances ... elections . Looking at the returns from thence , it appears that the family to which I belong very often returned a ...
Page 90
... John actually resigned his seat and did not return to Parliament till after the general election of 1818. But this is Lord John's withdrawal was so complete that his voice was 90 CHAP . IV . LIFE OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
... John actually resigned his seat and did not return to Parliament till after the general election of 1818. But this is Lord John's withdrawal was so complete that his voice was 90 CHAP . IV . LIFE OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL.
Page 108
... election which then took place , the Whigs succeeded in slightly reducing the majority by which the Tory Government was supported , and the various mem- bers of the Russell family again resumed their old places in the House of Commons ...
... election which then took place , the Whigs succeeded in slightly reducing the majority by which the Tory Government was supported , and the various mem- bers of the Russell family again resumed their old places in the House of Commons ...
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