The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To which are Added Poetical Selections, Volume 1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836 |
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... Lord . * - One who throws his own lustre upon that high office , from which all his prede- cessors have borrowed theirs . It has been objected to Lord Brougham that he is ambitious , and long had his eye upon * For present , we must now ...
... Lord . * - One who throws his own lustre upon that high office , from which all his prede- cessors have borrowed theirs . It has been objected to Lord Brougham that he is ambitious , and long had his eye upon * For present , we must now ...
Page 84
... Lord Brougham has experienced the usual fate of reformers - gross ingratitude ; but what can he expect , when he provokes all by his superiority to all , in virtue as well as talent ? His disinterestedness is a reproach to the sordid ...
... Lord Brougham has experienced the usual fate of reformers - gross ingratitude ; but what can he expect , when he provokes all by his superiority to all , in virtue as well as talent ? His disinterestedness is a reproach to the sordid ...
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... Lord Brougham attempted to sweep some of the filth from the mere margin of this sink of iniquity . His reforms were too rough , forsooth . They would have him cleanse the Augean stable with a white cambric handkerchief . 66 Most ...
... Lord Brougham attempted to sweep some of the filth from the mere margin of this sink of iniquity . His reforms were too rough , forsooth . They would have him cleanse the Augean stable with a white cambric handkerchief . 66 Most ...
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