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Page 34
... Commons , " said Burke , " as it was never intended for the support of peace and subordination , is miserably appointed for that service : having no stronger weapon than its mace , and no better officer than its sergeant - at- arms ...
... Commons , " said Burke , " as it was never intended for the support of peace and subordination , is miserably appointed for that service : having no stronger weapon than its mace , and no better officer than its sergeant - at- arms ...
Page 129
... Commons ' adopted child . His father , who held the Commons in the palm of his hand , had educated Pitt to the solitary aim of achieving the same mastery . An orator almost in the nursery , the young man had never cherished a moment's ...
... Commons ' adopted child . His father , who held the Commons in the palm of his hand , had educated Pitt to the solitary aim of achieving the same mastery . An orator almost in the nursery , the young man had never cherished a moment's ...
Page 134
... Commons sent up to the King . For the next three weeks all was chaos . The King sent a tart and ambiguous answer to the Commons , and sent for the royal yacht to take him back to Hanover . North resigned several times a day , only to be ...
... Commons sent up to the King . For the next three weeks all was chaos . The King sent a tart and ambiguous answer to the Commons , and sent for the royal yacht to take him back to Hanover . North resigned several times a day , only to be ...
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