Speeches in Parliament: Of the Right Honourable William Windham, Том 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812 |
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... causes which are pointed out in the ensuing biographical preface , the reports of them which have been preserved are very imperfect and unsatisfactory ; so much so , - * Vol . II . p . I. + Vol . III . p . 236 . § Vol . II . p . 87 to ...
... causes which are pointed out in the ensuing biographical preface , the reports of them which have been preserved are very imperfect and unsatisfactory ; so much so , - * Vol . II . p . I. + Vol . III . p . 236 . § Vol . II . p . 87 to ...
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... cause of the country since the Revolution , is in danger of terminating in his person . The only hope and endeavour must be , in my humble opinion , to keep the troops together , by withdrawing them from action for a time , and leaving ...
... cause of the country since the Revolution , is in danger of terminating in his person . The only hope and endeavour must be , in my humble opinion , to keep the troops together , by withdrawing them from action for a time , and leaving ...
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... cause of this resignation , which has , by other accounts , been attributed to ill health , it appears that on this , and on a former occasion , when he visited his friend , Lord Townshend , during his Vice - royalty , he was long ...
... cause of this resignation , which has , by other accounts , been attributed to ill health , it appears that on this , and on a former occasion , when he visited his friend , Lord Townshend , during his Vice - royalty , he was long ...
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... cause of his friend Mr. Coke ; but that gentleman , notwithstanding the great influence he derived from his large property , and many estimable qualities , was driven from the field by the same cry which , in other places , proved fatal ...
... cause of his friend Mr. Coke ; but that gentleman , notwithstanding the great influence he derived from his large property , and many estimable qualities , was driven from the field by the same cry which , in other places , proved fatal ...
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... cause might suffer disgrace from its being brought forward at an improper moment , he recommended Mr. Flood to withdraw his motion . Mr. Windham , in the course of his speech on this occasion , made a strong allusion to the " swarms of ...
... cause might suffer disgrace from its being brought forward at an improper moment , he recommended Mr. Flood to withdraw his motion . Mr. Windham , in the course of his speech on this occasion , made a strong allusion to the " swarms of ...
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