Life, Letters, and Diaries of Sir Stafford Northcote, First Earl of Iddesleigh, Volume 2W. Blackwood and Sons, 1890 - Politicians |
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... lands , which have long since been abandoned as unprofitable . We stopped to bait at " Captain John's bridge , " a great viaduct with an arch of enormous dimensions , carrying not only the road , but the aqueduct which supplies ...
... lands , which have long since been abandoned as unprofitable . We stopped to bait at " Captain John's bridge , " a great viaduct with an arch of enormous dimensions , carrying not only the road , but the aqueduct which supplies ...
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... land . Went to Congress with Bernard , Tenterden , Goderich , and Cremer , to hear General Butler speak on the Ku - Klux bill . Our position in the diplomatic gallery being behind Butler , and his voice being by no means clear , it was ...
... land . Went to Congress with Bernard , Tenterden , Goderich , and Cremer , to hear General Butler speak on the Ku - Klux bill . Our position in the diplomatic gallery being behind Butler , and his voice being by no means clear , it was ...
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... land , of which he seemed to have a large amount , but to be without the capital to farm it with . He told us white labour was worth double the coloured labour , and that they were gradually getting rid of the coloured men in.
... land , of which he seemed to have a large amount , but to be without the capital to farm it with . He told us white labour was worth double the coloured labour , and that they were gradually getting rid of the coloured men in.
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... land all along the line , and what was farmed seemed to be poorly managed . Returned to Washington by next boat . At the close of all these sights and junketings they " felt rather flat , " now that it was " high time to come home ...
... land all along the line , and what was farmed seemed to be poorly managed . Returned to Washington by next boat . At the close of all these sights and junketings they " felt rather flat , " now that it was " high time to come home ...
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... land , houses , and visible property , of perhaps sixpence in the pound ; another , a system of licences on trade , made universal , and averaging something like seven pounds ; and the third , a change in the system of legacy duties ...
... land , houses , and visible property , of perhaps sixpence in the pound ; another , a system of licences on trade , made universal , and averaging something like seven pounds ; and the third , a change in the system of legacy duties ...
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