Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 176William Blackwood, 1904 - England |
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... ness and disappointment for others ; for the undercurrent of interest that had stirred at the Easter adjournment , and risen with added force on this first day of the new session , was gradually but surely threat- ened with extinction ...
... ness and disappointment for others ; for the undercurrent of interest that had stirred at the Easter adjournment , and risen with added force on this first day of the new session , was gradually but surely threat- ened with extinction ...
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... ness and relief that at last the House rose to dine . But there are no possibilities so elastic as those of politics . At half - past seven the House rose in a spirit of boredom and disappointment ; and at eight o'clock the Lobbies ...
... ness and relief that at last the House rose to dine . But there are no possibilities so elastic as those of politics . At half - past seven the House rose in a spirit of boredom and disappointment ; and at eight o'clock the Lobbies ...
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... ness . Impelled by the desire , he leant forward and opened the window . " Let's find the meaning of this , " he said . " Is there no- body to regulate the traffic . " As he spoke he half rose and leant out of the window . There was a ...
... ness . Impelled by the desire , he leant forward and opened the window . " Let's find the meaning of this , " he said . " Is there no- body to regulate the traffic . " As he spoke he half rose and leant out of the window . There was a ...
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... ness that he is now a laird or a squire . He has presumably a little money to start with , and some friends at his back to give him a shove . At first all goes well . The seasons are favourable , his crops are good , and the special ...
... ness that he is now a laird or a squire . He has presumably a little money to start with , and some friends at his back to give him a shove . At first all goes well . The seasons are favourable , his crops are good , and the special ...
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... been brought up to their busi- ness , know it , work at it indus- triously with frugality and sobriety , and personally so as Some of my to avoid the crushing cost of hired labour at present 32 [ July A Plea for Landlords .
... been brought up to their busi- ness , know it , work at it indus- triously with frugality and sobriety , and personally so as Some of my to avoid the crushing cost of hired labour at present 32 [ July A Plea for Landlords .
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