The Quarterly Review, Volumes 262-263John Murray, 1934 |
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Page 116
... success . By 1822 he was at the top of fortune's wheel striking the stars with his sublime head , ' though Carlyle added , ' Well , if he do not break his shins among the rough places of the ground ' ; for he could not help suspecting ...
... success . By 1822 he was at the top of fortune's wheel striking the stars with his sublime head , ' though Carlyle added , ' Well , if he do not break his shins among the rough places of the ground ' ; for he could not help suspecting ...
Page 174
... success and failure , victories and disappointments , and their several reactions on the sensitive character of the British Foreign Secretary , with a clarity and sureness not easily achieved by those who stood afar off . For this ...
... success and failure , victories and disappointments , and their several reactions on the sensitive character of the British Foreign Secretary , with a clarity and sureness not easily achieved by those who stood afar off . For this ...
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... successful , and , whether in a fit of absence of mind ' or by virtue of the possession of exemplary qualities , she became the centre of an Empire , the greatest the world has seen . How far her success was attributable to a series of ...
... successful , and , whether in a fit of absence of mind ' or by virtue of the possession of exemplary qualities , she became the centre of an Empire , the greatest the world has seen . How far her success was attributable to a series of ...
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