The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76A. Constable, 1843 |
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... expected , applies his whole theory upon popular government to the reforms of the last reign in this country ; and most dismal are the forebodings with which it in- spires him . We have said that we cannot condemn his devo- tion to his ...
... expected , applies his whole theory upon popular government to the reforms of the last reign in this country ; and most dismal are the forebodings with which it in- spires him . We have said that we cannot condemn his devo- tion to his ...
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... nation made under his direction . He lavished the wealth of England as if he expected to finish the war by one convulsive effort ; while he husbanded her other 6 6 6 6 resources so as to ensure its 1842 . 35 Alison's History of Europe .
... nation made under his direction . He lavished the wealth of England as if he expected to finish the war by one convulsive effort ; while he husbanded her other 6 6 6 6 resources so as to ensure its 1842 . 35 Alison's History of Europe .
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... expected .'- ( v . 616. ) The latter of these two propositions we in substance admit , but the former we greatly doubt . We admit that there is no imme- diate prospect of any considerable reduction in the amount of the national debt ...
... expected .'- ( v . 616. ) The latter of these two propositions we in substance admit , but the former we greatly doubt . We admit that there is no imme- diate prospect of any considerable reduction in the amount of the national debt ...
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... expected , extinguished public spirit among them ; and , therefore , no one was surprised at the bravery afterwards displayed by the Italian corps of Napoleon's army . But the struggles of Spain were as furious as they were feeble ; and ...
... expected , extinguished public spirit among them ; and , therefore , no one was surprised at the bravery afterwards displayed by the Italian corps of Napoleon's army . But the struggles of Spain were as furious as they were feeble ; and ...
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... expected to remark in a British historian of the nineteenth century , nor is its display always regulated by the best taste . Still it may amount to no more than this - that while Mr Alison acknow- ledges the numerous faults of the ...
... expected to remark in a British historian of the nineteenth century , nor is its display always regulated by the best taste . Still it may amount to no more than this - that while Mr Alison acknow- ledges the numerous faults of the ...
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