Essays from Select British EloquenceSouthern Illinois University Press, 1963 - 359 pages |
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Page 133
... spirit of the incendiary . It should also be remembered that these benefits were not the natural or direct results of the rash spirit of in- novation opposed by Mr. Burke . On the contrary , they were never experienced until the nation ...
... spirit of the incendiary . It should also be remembered that these benefits were not the natural or direct results of the rash spirit of in- novation opposed by Mr. Burke . On the contrary , they were never experienced until the nation ...
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... spirit , it has rarely , if ever , been surpassed . The conclusion , especially , is one of the most magnificent passages in our eloquence . Mr. Grattan's motion did not then pass , but he was hailed throughout Ireland as the destined ...
... spirit , it has rarely , if ever , been surpassed . The conclusion , especially , is one of the most magnificent passages in our eloquence . Mr. Grattan's motion did not then pass , but he was hailed throughout Ireland as the destined ...
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... spirit — a states- man who , at home , converted most of his opponents into warm supporters ; who , abroad , was the sole hope and trust of all who sought an orderly and legal liberty , and who was cut off in the midst of vigorous and ...
... spirit — a states- man who , at home , converted most of his opponents into warm supporters ; who , abroad , was the sole hope and trust of all who sought an orderly and legal liberty , and who was cut off in the midst of vigorous and ...
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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