The Prime Ministers of Britain, 1721-1921: With a Supplementary Chapter to 1924J. Murray, 1924 - 384 strán (strany) |
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Aberdeen Addington administration affairs afterwards appointed Asquith became Prime Minister began Bute Cabinet career Chancellor character Chatham colleagues daughter death defeated Derby Devonshire died Disraeli Duke of Wellington Earl early elected England Exchequer father Foreign Secretary friends Garter George Grenville George III Gladstone Grafton Grey Henry Henry Pelham honour House of Commons House of Lords Ibid Ireland Irish Jennings King King's Lady leader Liberals Liverpool Lord Grenville Lord John Russell Lord North Lord Privy Seal Lord Rosebery Macaulay Majesty Marquess married Melbourne ministry months later never Newcastle opponents opposition Palmerston Parliament parliamentary party Peel Peelites peerage Pelham Perceval pinx Pitt Pitt's political popular Portland position Prime Minister Prince principal Queen remarkable resigned retired Rockingham Russell Salisbury says Shelburne Sir Robert soon speaker speech succeeded success talents took Tory Treasury Walpole Walpole's Whigs wife William writes
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Strana 24 - Seen him I have, but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill exchanged for power ; Seen him, uneumber'd with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe.
Strana 84 - The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter !— all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement...
Strana 342 - Liberals to power in 1880 he was appointed President of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the cabinet.
Strana 94 - I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.
Strana 85 - Chatham, at the time of his decease, had not, in both Houses of Parliament, ten personal adherents. Half the public men of the age had been estranged from him by his errors, and the other half by the exertions which he had made to repair his errors.
Strana 23 - A patriot, sir ! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms ! I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
Strana 107 - Undoubtedly Mr. Grenville was a first-rate figure in this country. With a masculine understanding, and a stout and resolute heart, he had an application undissipated and unwearied.
Strana 234 - Next cool, and all unconscious of reproach, Comes the calm "Johnny who upset the coach."* How formed to lead, if not too proud to please, — His fame would fire you, but his manners freeze. Like or dislike, he does not care a jot; He wants your vote, but your affection not; Yet human hearts need sun, as well as oats, — So cold a climate plays the deuce with votes.
Strana 121 - His first care will be, no doubt, to purge his court, and to call into the administration such men as he can assure himself will serve on the same principles on which he intends to govern.
Strana 85 - If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I would never lay down my arms — never, never, never...