Essays from Select British EloquenceSouthern Illinois University Press, 1963 - 359 pages |
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... honor and existence of his country were at stake . He felt that Scotland , if only united , was abundantly able to work out her own salvation . These two thoughts , therefore - National Honor and National Union - constitute the burden ...
... honor and existence of his country were at stake . He felt that Scotland , if only united , was abundantly able to work out her own salvation . These two thoughts , therefore - National Honor and National Union - constitute the burden ...
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... honor and honesty : in the hands of such men I would not trust my honor even for a minute . " Still , rumors of a coalition became more and more prevalent , until , on the 17th of February , 1783 , says Mr. Wilberforce , in relating the ...
... honor and honesty : in the hands of such men I would not trust my honor even for a minute . " Still , rumors of a coalition became more and more prevalent , until , on the 17th of February , 1783 , says Mr. Wilberforce , in relating the ...
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... honor and repu- tation I never will resign . That I am now standing on the rotten ground of secret influence I will ... honors , of knowledge of the law and Constitution , of all that can give dignity to the peerage . Mr. Speaker , when ...
... honor and repu- tation I never will resign . That I am now standing on the rotten ground of secret influence I will ... honors , of knowledge of the law and Constitution , of all that can give dignity to the peerage . Mr. Speaker , when ...
Contents
SIR JOHN ELIOT | 3 |
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE | 19 |
LORD MANSFIELD | 69 |
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Essays from Select British Eloquence: Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Chauncey Allen Goodrich No preview available - 2012 |
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