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... other leading military men were present ; and as the party was small , and consisted only of men , conversation soon became general , and was very interesting . I saw that they were all as strongly impressed as Lord Hardinge.
... other leading military men were present ; and as the party was small , and consisted only of men , conversation soon became general , and was very interesting . I saw that they were all as strongly impressed as Lord Hardinge.
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... present conducted , or more likely to introduce an inferior , and , for all practical pur- poses , an inefficient set of young men into the public service . The reason is that the examinations show only the amount of previous cramming ...
... present conducted , or more likely to introduce an inferior , and , for all practical pur- poses , an inefficient set of young men into the public service . The reason is that the examinations show only the amount of previous cramming ...
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... present state of things . Already the Irish Repealers were stretching out the hand of amity to this new and unexpected ally . The movement , therefore , was obviously becoming dangerous , not from the strength of its opponents , but the ...
... present state of things . Already the Irish Repealers were stretching out the hand of amity to this new and unexpected ally . The movement , therefore , was obviously becoming dangerous , not from the strength of its opponents , but the ...
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... present generation ; and accord- ingly it was rudely assailed by the Liberal press— both daily , weekly , and monthly - on its first appear- ance , which was in December following . Though in some degree prepared for it , I was on the ...
... present generation ; and accord- ingly it was rudely assailed by the Liberal press— both daily , weekly , and monthly - on its first appear- ance , which was in December following . Though in some degree prepared for it , I was on the ...
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... present , he intro- duced a celebrated mesmeriser to call up some spirits to us , but the attempt totally failed . He ascribed this to my being an unbeliever , which al- ways , he said , marred the effect of the incantation . He ...
... present , he intro- duced a celebrated mesmeriser to call up some spirits to us , but the attempt totally failed . He ascribed this to my being an unbeliever , which al- ways , he said , marred the effect of the incantation . He ...
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