The Life of Lord John Russell, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1889 - Great Britain |
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Page 38
... views of their leaders in this respect . Lord Holland , for example , recollected that his uncle , Mr. Fox , had adopted in office the patriotic course of supporting a war which he had resisted in opposition . He declined consequently ...
... views of their leaders in this respect . Lord Holland , for example , recollected that his uncle , Mr. Fox , had adopted in office the patriotic course of supporting a war which he had resisted in opposition . He declined consequently ...
Page 44
... views , applied to Professor Playfair to receive him into his house at Edinburgh ; and , without personally giving him instruction , to superintend and direct the course of his studies at the University . ' Lord John soon discovered the ...
... views , applied to Professor Playfair to receive him into his house at Edinburgh ; and , without personally giving him instruction , to superintend and direct the course of his studies at the University . ' Lord John soon discovered the ...
Page 54
... views and convenience . I should wish you to come to town with him when his business calls him here , and , as soon as the Professor has concluded his business in town , I con- fess it would be a great satisfaction to me if he could ...
... views and convenience . I should wish you to come to town with him when his business calls him here , and , as soon as the Professor has concluded his business in town , I con- fess it would be a great satisfaction to me if he could ...
Page 58
... views of the country , for we cannot one of us make wittingly either a straight or a crooked line . But , as I cannot have your pencil , I hope to have the advantage of your pen.2 And a fortnight afterwards he was on board the ' Pique ...
... views of the country , for we cannot one of us make wittingly either a straight or a crooked line . But , as I cannot have your pencil , I hope to have the advantage of your pen.2 And a fortnight afterwards he was on board the ' Pique ...
Page 76
... views I ever saw . ' On arriving at Pæstum , he described one of its temples as ' the most perfect specimen of Greek architecture that I have had the luck to see ; ' and , on his return to Rome , he was delighted with Frascati and ...
... views I ever saw . ' On arriving at Pæstum , he described one of its temples as ' the most perfect specimen of Greek architecture that I have had the luck to see ; ' and , on his return to Rome , he was delighted with Frascati and ...
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