The Greville Memoirs (second Part): A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1852Longmans, Green, and Company, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... interest on the generations that have passed away . As far as I am myself concerned , I am desirous to complete , whilst I am able , the task allotted to me by Mr. Greville in his last hours , which indeed I regard as a sacred duty ...
... interest on the generations that have passed away . As far as I am myself concerned , I am desirous to complete , whilst I am able , the task allotted to me by Mr. Greville in his last hours , which indeed I regard as a sacred duty ...
Page xi
... interest , with reference to the ministerial combinations and political transactions of the present century . And above all , Her Majesty Queen Victoria , by placing the papers of the late Prince Consort , and her own corre- spondence ...
... interest , with reference to the ministerial combinations and political transactions of the present century . And above all , Her Majesty Queen Victoria , by placing the papers of the late Prince Consort , and her own corre- spondence ...
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... in the State , although he strictly belonged to neither of them , and was wholly indifferent to mere party interests . Mr. Greville himself , in communicating a portion of 6 C - PREFACE . xiii his manuscripts to one xii PREFACE .
... in the State , although he strictly belonged to neither of them , and was wholly indifferent to mere party interests . Mr. Greville himself , in communicating a portion of 6 C - PREFACE . xiii his manuscripts to one xii PREFACE .
Page xvi
... interest hereafter , though it is not amusing , and at the worst the reader can pass it by . Nor do I attach importance to the amusement the public may derive from this work . The volumes now pub- lished may be less attractive to some ...
... interest hereafter , though it is not amusing , and at the worst the reader can pass it by . Nor do I attach importance to the amusement the public may derive from this work . The volumes now pub- lished may be less attractive to some ...
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... interest and curiosity to see the young Queen and observe her behaviour.having passed off , there appears nothing more to do or to think about ; there are no changes , and there is no talk of change . Her Majesty has continued quietly ...
... interest and curiosity to see the young Queen and observe her behaviour.having passed off , there appears nothing more to do or to think about ; there are no changes , and there is no talk of change . Her Majesty has continued quietly ...
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