Mathew Paxton, by the author of 'John Drayton'. |
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... narrative , which guided him , and I argued that he would be a good hand to employ if any one needed a lawyer from his clear - headedness , readiness and decision . On the Sabbath , I preached at home as usual in the forenoon , and then ...
... narrative , which guided him , and I argued that he would be a good hand to employ if any one needed a lawyer from his clear - headedness , readiness and decision . On the Sabbath , I preached at home as usual in the forenoon , and then ...
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... narrative , letters from every man of note , dating from the death of the elder Pitt to the end of the century . There are three periods upon which they shed a good deal of light . The formation of the Coalition Ministry in 1783 , the ...
... narrative , letters from every man of note , dating from the death of the elder Pitt to the end of the century . There are three periods upon which they shed a good deal of light . The formation of the Coalition Ministry in 1783 , the ...
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... narrative is written both with judgment and vigour - not unfrequently in a style that comes up to the highest order of historical composition - especially in some of the sketches of personal character . There is scarcely a single ...
... narrative is written both with judgment and vigour - not unfrequently in a style that comes up to the highest order of historical composition - especially in some of the sketches of personal character . There is scarcely a single ...
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... narrative of Parliamentary proceedings . ” FROM THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE .- " A political biography of Lord George Bentinck by Mr. Disraeli must needs be a work of interest and importance . Either the subject or the writer would ...
... narrative of Parliamentary proceedings . ” FROM THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE .- " A political biography of Lord George Bentinck by Mr. Disraeli must needs be a work of interest and importance . Either the subject or the writer would ...
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... narrative , Miss Pardoe's admirable biography possesses the most absorbing and constantly sustained interest ; as a historical record of the events of which it treats , its merit is of no ordinary description . " - John Bull . " A life ...
... narrative , Miss Pardoe's admirable biography possesses the most absorbing and constantly sustained interest ; as a historical record of the events of which it treats , its merit is of no ordinary description . " - John Bull . " A life ...
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Стр. 292 - Lancelott dwells with minuteness on the several indications, stratifications, varieties of soil, and methods of working, experience has pointed out, and offers a perfect manual of the new craft to the adventurous settler. Nor has he neglected to provide him with information as to the sea voyage and all its accessories, the commodities most in request at the antipodes, and a general view of social wants, family management, &c., such as a shrewd and observant counsellor, aided by old resident authorities,...
Стр. 3 - The author of this clever work never misses a lively sketch. Her descriptions of life in Sweden and Norway are all piquant, and most of them instructive, illustrating northern life in all its phases, from the palace to the cottage. The work is well calculated to excite in the English public a desire to visit scenes which have as yet been exposed to the view of few travellers."—Daily News.
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