Parliament: Its Romance, Its Comedy, Its PathosP.S. King & Son, 1902 - 406 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 60
Page 81
... thought mistaken or ill - advised . She sometimes , as we have seen , had her way . But that was ever the limit to the exer- cise of that boundless personal influence , which she naturally had at command as a Sovereign of un- exampled ...
... thought mistaken or ill - advised . She sometimes , as we have seen , had her way . But that was ever the limit to the exer- cise of that boundless personal influence , which she naturally had at command as a Sovereign of un- exampled ...
Page 138
... thought right . " Richmond was moved to righteous indig- nation by this attack . " The noble earl , " he ex- claimed , " has no right to make personal remarks , and to impute to me motives which , if I held them , would render me ...
... thought right . " Richmond was moved to righteous indig- nation by this attack . " The noble earl , " he ex- claimed , " has no right to make personal remarks , and to impute to me motives which , if I held them , would render me ...
Page 146
... thought not of the gracious lady , Queen Victoria , to whom the claim was addressed - whose last thought indeed would be to deprive " her faithful Commons " of their rights and privileges ; who would not if she could , and could not if ...
... thought not of the gracious lady , Queen Victoria , to whom the claim was addressed - whose last thought indeed would be to deprive " her faithful Commons " of their rights and privileges ; who would not if she could , and could not if ...
Contents
СКАР | 1 |
THE FIRST OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL SOVEREIGNS | 25 |
HOW EDWARD VII OPENED HIS FIRST PARLIAMENT | 84 |
12 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Address allegiance Archbishop Bellamy's Bench Bill Brougham called calumnious carried Catholic Chair Chamber Charles Cobbett Constitution course Court cried Crown Daniel O'Connell debate declared Disraeli Duke duty Earl England expression Gallery George Gladstone Government Hansard hear honourable gentleman honourable member House of Commons House of Lords Houses of Parliament humour Ireland Irish member King laughter letter Lord Aberdeen Lord Chancellor Lord John Russell Lord Keeper Lord Palmerston Magee maiden speech Majesty Majesty's members of Parliament ment motion never newspapers noble oath occasion opinion Origin of Phrase Palace Palace of Westminster Parlia Parliamentary party passed Peel peers person Pitt political Prerogative Prime Minister Prince Albert privilege Protestant Queen Victoria question reign replied right honourable robes Royal rule satchel Seal seat Session Sir Robert sitting speaking statesmen Throne tion Tory vote Westminster Whig William Woolsack words writing wrote