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Page 86
... opposition . It is hard to blame Rockingham for his futility , for the prospects of the opposition were almost desperate . A cleverly timed dissolution in the summer of 1774 , before the country could grasp the implications of American ...
... opposition . It is hard to blame Rockingham for his futility , for the prospects of the opposition were almost desperate . A cleverly timed dissolution in the summer of 1774 , before the country could grasp the implications of American ...
Page 122
... opposition . Others affirmed that Burke was really a Jesuit . A golden opportunity was provided for a general election on the crest of the reaction . All parties distin- guished themselves equally by an absolute refusal to go back on ...
... opposition . Others affirmed that Burke was really a Jesuit . A golden opportunity was provided for a general election on the crest of the reaction . All parties distin- guished themselves equally by an absolute refusal to go back on ...
Page 124
... opposition when they were down , both in order to damp any incipient pride in the majority , and to extort humiliating terms from the minority . July , 1780 , was a well - chosen moment for such The opposition's progress had been ...
... opposition when they were down , both in order to damp any incipient pride in the majority , and to extort humiliating terms from the minority . July , 1780 , was a well - chosen moment for such The opposition's progress had been ...
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