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... Lord Melbourne was a politician without convictions , the most serious imputation which can be uttered against the reputation of a statesman . The Administration was branded with the charge of nepo- tism , and apparently with justice ...
... Lord Melbourne was a politician without convictions , the most serious imputation which can be uttered against the reputation of a statesman . The Administration was branded with the charge of nepo- tism , and apparently with justice ...
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... only by very slow degrees that nations arrive at the knowledge that the functions of government are limited to administration and THE ADMINISTRATION OF LORD MELBOURNE . 3 defence , and 2 COBDEN AND POLITICAL OPINION .
... only by very slow degrees that nations arrive at the knowledge that the functions of government are limited to administration and THE ADMINISTRATION OF LORD MELBOURNE . 3 defence , and 2 COBDEN AND POLITICAL OPINION .
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... Lord Melbourne had clung to office with a pertinacity which is utterly unintelligible to our habits of political action , and our familiar ideas of political morality . The Government had been defeated over and over again on questions ...
... Lord Melbourne had clung to office with a pertinacity which is utterly unintelligible to our habits of political action , and our familiar ideas of political morality . The Government had been defeated over and over again on questions ...
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... Lord Melbourne's Administration , it is certain that his loyalty to the Queen was sincere , generous , and chivalrous . It is equally certain that there were men who did not scruple to malign her , and that they were not unsupported ...
... Lord Melbourne's Administration , it is certain that his loyalty to the Queen was sincere , generous , and chivalrous . It is equally certain that there were men who did not scruple to malign her , and that they were not unsupported ...
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... Sir Robert Peel continued the system which Lord Melbourne had instituted . THE POOR LAW AND THE TIMES ? 7 Foremost in 6 COBDEN AND POLITICAL OPINION .
... Sir Robert Peel continued the system which Lord Melbourne had instituted . THE POOR LAW AND THE TIMES ? 7 Foremost in 6 COBDEN AND POLITICAL OPINION .
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