Quarterly Review, Volume 82John Murray, 1848 - English literature |
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Page 10
... light matter to raise the sinews of war against Austria , Russia , and France combined . From such provinces , even during the later years of peace , it was no easy task to maintain the largest standing army in Europe , and to ...
... light matter to raise the sinews of war against Austria , Russia , and France combined . From such provinces , even during the later years of peace , it was no easy task to maintain the largest standing army in Europe , and to ...
Page 40
... light colloquial form , occasionally perhaps even in a somewhat over - jocular familiarity of phrase - may be hardly less deserving of consideration than his lordship's most elaborate specimen of biographical narrative , legal criticism ...
... light colloquial form , occasionally perhaps even in a somewhat over - jocular familiarity of phrase - may be hardly less deserving of consideration than his lordship's most elaborate specimen of biographical narrative , legal criticism ...
Page 49
... light . At four - and - twenty the barrister quitted the Temple -broke off at one plunge from all the entanglements of his London society - went back to his college , and there voluntarily submitted himself to a regular course of study ...
... light . At four - and - twenty the barrister quitted the Temple -broke off at one plunge from all the entanglements of his London society - went back to his college , and there voluntarily submitted himself to a regular course of study ...
Page 78
... lights .'- vol . vi . p . 156 . He is vexed at the little business in the Common Pleas , and ( like other Chiefs before and since ) shows dexterity in spinning out cases , so as to make a show of work ( vol . vi . p . 147 ) ; but on the ...
... lights .'- vol . vi . p . 156 . He is vexed at the little business in the Common Pleas , and ( like other Chiefs before and since ) shows dexterity in spinning out cases , so as to make a show of work ( vol . vi . p . 147 ) ; but on the ...
Page 90
... light - but not much . We have found no new lights at all . It was obvious from letters printed by Mr. Twiss , that during the latter years of that administration Lord Eldon found himself de trop among his colleagues ; -it was plain ...
... light - but not much . We have found no new lights at all . It was obvious from letters printed by Mr. Twiss , that during the latter years of that administration Lord Eldon found himself de trop among his colleagues ; -it was plain ...
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