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Page 21
... King's Speech was the unaided composition of the ministry , and although there was little in this particular King's Speech that the King could have wished to claim as his own , yet it was decided that Wilkes had at last put himself in a ...
... King's Speech was the unaided composition of the ministry , and although there was little in this particular King's Speech that the King could have wished to claim as his own , yet it was decided that Wilkes had at last put himself in a ...
Page 49
... King's dislike . He knew well enough that to overcome a prejudice as deep - rooted , as strongly based on moral disapproval , he would have to sell his soul . It could be done : there was nobody so odious but the King would buy him if ...
... King's dislike . He knew well enough that to overcome a prejudice as deep - rooted , as strongly based on moral disapproval , he would have to sell his soul . It could be done : there was nobody so odious but the King would buy him if ...
Page 74
... King's honour is in his hands , North thought that his honour was in the King's hands . The King became the keeper of the Premier's conscience . He stayed in office , but under protest . Some- times he pleaded ironically : " The nation ...
... King's honour is in his hands , North thought that his honour was in the King's hands . The King became the keeper of the Premier's conscience . He stayed in office , but under protest . Some- times he pleaded ironically : " The nation ...
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