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... opinions are expressed or conclusions arrived at which are not fully justified by what is known . No attempt has been made to record , in Boswellian style , petty incidents and events in which Mr. Brown bore some part ; the intention ...
... opinions are expressed or conclusions arrived at which are not fully justified by what is known . No attempt has been made to record , in Boswellian style , petty incidents and events in which Mr. Brown bore some part ; the intention ...
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... opinions , and which I acquiesce in so long as they do not contravene the fundamental principles of morality . " - ( Vide letter to Mr. C. Bruce ) . Lord Elgin did mate- rially influence his council on the settlement of the clergy ...
... opinions , and which I acquiesce in so long as they do not contravene the fundamental principles of morality . " - ( Vide letter to Mr. C. Bruce ) . Lord Elgin did mate- rially influence his council on the settlement of the clergy ...
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... opinion respecting popular government . An intense hater of slavery , and a keen defender of the British constitutional system , no man was better adapted to shine as a newspaper editor or contributor . As a writer in the Albion , he ...
... opinion respecting popular government . An intense hater of slavery , and a keen defender of the British constitutional system , no man was better adapted to shine as a newspaper editor or contributor . As a writer in the Albion , he ...
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... opinion . The liberal party was in power , but liberal principles could hardly be said to be in the ascendancy , while the obstinate resistance to the principles of responsible government of the Governor - General , Sir Charles Metcalfe ...
... opinion . The liberal party was in power , but liberal principles could hardly be said to be in the ascendancy , while the obstinate resistance to the principles of responsible government of the Governor - General , Sir Charles Metcalfe ...
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... opinions will be maintained in the Globe , and a wider field afforded " for the expression of them , as it will be entirely devoted to secular subjects . " The Banner was published by Mr. Brown , senior , for several years after the ...
... opinions will be maintained in the Globe , and a wider field afforded " for the expression of them , as it will be entirely devoted to secular subjects . " The Banner was published by Mr. Brown , senior , for several years after the ...
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