Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 5B. Tauchnitz, 1850 - 1742 pagina's |
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... House of Commons , before the voice of Erskine had been once heard in Westminster Hall . Since the appearance of her first work , sixty - two years had passed ; and this interval had been crowded , not only with political , but also ...
... House of Commons , before the voice of Erskine had been once heard in Westminster Hall . Since the appearance of her first work , sixty - two years had passed ; and this interval had been crowded , not only with political , but also ...
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... House of Commons , bitterly prejudiced against himself , that the charges were well founded , and that Pitt and Dundas had concurred with Fox and Sheridan , in supporting the impeach- ment . Surely a woman of far inferior abilities to ...
... House of Commons , bitterly prejudiced against himself , that the charges were well founded , and that Pitt and Dundas had concurred with Fox and Sheridan , in supporting the impeach- ment . Surely a woman of far inferior abilities to ...
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... House of Commons for presuming to inquire whether the King was mad or not , and whether there was a chance of his recovering his senses . " A melan- choly day , " she writes ; " news bad both at home and abroad . At home the dear ...
... House of Commons for presuming to inquire whether the King was mad or not , and whether there was a chance of his recovering his senses . " A melan- choly day , " she writes ; " news bad both at home and abroad . At home the dear ...
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... houses round Drury - Lane theatre . In his twenty - second year , he ventured to appear before the public as a writer ... House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of ...
... houses round Drury - Lane theatre . In his twenty - second year , he ventured to appear before the public as a writer ... House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of ...
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... Parliament met annually and sat long . The chief power in the State had passed to the House of Commons . At such a con- juncture , it was natural that literary and oratorical talents should rise in value . There was danger that a ...
... Parliament met annually and sat long . The chief power in the State had passed to the House of Commons . At such a con- juncture , it was natural that literary and oratorical talents should rise in value . There was danger that a ...
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