The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 118
... politics , or war , who did not occasionally appear at the table , and the most famous among them were his constant guests . Dinner was served at five o'clock precisely , and he waited for nobody . He invited chance callers at the ...
... politics , or war , who did not occasionally appear at the table , and the most famous among them were his constant guests . Dinner was served at five o'clock precisely , and he waited for nobody . He invited chance callers at the ...
Page 119
... Politics were excluded , together with pretentious tiresome disser- tations on any subject whatsoever . Jest - books have been called collections of wit for those who have none , and the vapid retailers of second - hand jokes , as well ...
... Politics were excluded , together with pretentious tiresome disser- tations on any subject whatsoever . Jest - books have been called collections of wit for those who have none , and the vapid retailers of second - hand jokes , as well ...
Page 129
... political act , or expressed a political opinion , unless his abhorrence of the French Revolution is to be considered an exception . None of his contemporaries or biographers have dropped a hint that he had a bias to one side or the ...
... political act , or expressed a political opinion , unless his abhorrence of the French Revolution is to be considered an exception . None of his contemporaries or biographers have dropped a hint that he had a bias to one side or the ...
Page 153
... political pursuits to hand him down to posterity . Allan Cunningham improves the remark of Northcote into a heinous charge against Burke . He asserts that Reynolds sought to secure Burke's service by a donation of four thousand pounds ...
... political pursuits to hand him down to posterity . Allan Cunningham improves the remark of Northcote into a heinous charge against Burke . He asserts that Reynolds sought to secure Burke's service by a donation of four thousand pounds ...
Page 172
... politics ; he never filled his honorary place in the House of Lords , holding that a Bishop has no business with politics . He refused more than one offer of promotion ; for Man has usually been a stepping - stone to other Sees , and ...
... politics ; he never filled his honorary place in the House of Lords , holding that a Bishop has no business with politics . He refused more than one offer of promotion ; for Man has usually been a stepping - stone to other Sees , and ...
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