Political Fame. [By Rose Ellen Hendriks, afterwards Temple.]1847 |
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... ambition ; England towards whose shore the ambitious Corsican turned his thoughts in vain ; England ! from thy throne the sceptre of justice is wielded by a womanly , but a Christianlike power , and albeit the sovereign holds most ...
... ambition ; England towards whose shore the ambitious Corsican turned his thoughts in vain ; England ! from thy throne the sceptre of justice is wielded by a womanly , but a Christianlike power , and albeit the sovereign holds most ...
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... ambition ren- dered it a difficult fight , the prize of which in our day is too often awarded , not to the most deserving , but to the most influential . In this reign Parliament was established , and politi- cians were held in high ...
... ambition ren- dered it a difficult fight , the prize of which in our day is too often awarded , not to the most deserving , but to the most influential . In this reign Parliament was established , and politi- cians were held in high ...
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... ambition of both- an ambition which can only be sustained by an equal sway of rule and courage the latter was the dominant passion in the breasts of both kings ; but the monarch of a realm must unite the thoughts of a civilian to the ...
... ambition of both- an ambition which can only be sustained by an equal sway of rule and courage the latter was the dominant passion in the breasts of both kings ; but the monarch of a realm must unite the thoughts of a civilian to the ...
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... ambitious , warrior . That law of conscience which is comprehended in the word " honour , ” made Edward trust his prisoner , and when the unfortunate Dauphin , returning to his native country , found himself deficient of the required ...
... ambitious , warrior . That law of conscience which is comprehended in the word " honour , ” made Edward trust his prisoner , and when the unfortunate Dauphin , returning to his native country , found himself deficient of the required ...
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... ambitious , tyrannic motives : a monarch ought never to count more upon the courage of his army than the sagacity of his politicians . Oh ! then , Politicians , look upon your country as a vast inheritance committed to your charge , 24 ...
... ambitious , tyrannic motives : a monarch ought never to count more upon the courage of his army than the sagacity of his politicians . Oh ! then , Politicians , look upon your country as a vast inheritance committed to your charge , 24 ...
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