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" upon us while we are labouring, through good and evil report, ' to thwart the designs of those who would dismember the ' Empire, that our adversaries should be informed that the ' difference between them and the Prime Minister of England  "
Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin - Page 117
by James Bruce Earl of Elgin - 1872 - 467 pages
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Lord Elgin

John George Bourinot - Canada - 1905 - 306 pages
...which he took such strong exception. "For myself," said the eminent Canadian, "if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest in public affairs is gone forever. But is it not hard upon us while we are labouring, through good and evil report, to thwart...
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Canadian Constitutional Development: Shown by Selected Speeches and ...

Hugh Edward Egerton, William Lawson Grant - Canada - 1907 - 570 pages
...Russell's speech ?" he said to me. I nodded assent. "For myself," he added, "if the anticipations " therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest...upon us while we are labouring, through good and evil 1 See p. 335. 8 At this time joint premier with Sir LH Livfontaine. " report, to thwart the designs...
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Canadian Constitutional Development: Shown by Selected Speeches and ...

Hugh Edward Egerton, William Lawson Grant - Canada - 1907 - 506 pages
...Russell's speech ?" he said to me. I nodded assent. " For myself," he added, " if the anticipations " therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest...upon us while we are labouring, through good and evil 1 Seep. 335. 2 At this time joint premier with Sir L. II. Lafontaine. ' report, to thwart the designs...
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The Broad Stone of Empire: Problems of Crown Colony Administration ..., Volume 1

Sir Charles Bruce - Great Britain - 1910 - 558 pages
...the ties which he was endeavouring to render so easy and mutually advantageous would be severed. ... Is it not hard upon us while we are labouring through...the difference between them and the Prime Minister is only one of time ? If the British Government has really come to the conclusion that we are a burden...
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The Makers of Canada. [Vol.I-XXIII] ...

1911 - 1292 pages
...which he took such strong exception. "For myself," said the eminent Canadian, "if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest in public affairs is gone forever. But is it not hard upon us while we are labouring, through good and evil report, to thwart...
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A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Volume 5, Part 2

Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas - Geography - 1917 - 386 pages
...separate states, Baldwin was deeply indignant and hurt. 'For myself/ he told Elgin, 'if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest in public affairs is gone for ever.' It was not by language such as that of Lord John that the links of Empire were to be strengthened and...
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The Fiscal and Diplomatic Freedom of the British Oversea Dominions

Edward Porritt, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Division of Economics and History - Commerce - 1922 - 526 pages
...Russell's speech t " he said to me. I nodded assent. " For myself," he added, " if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest...thwart the designs of those who would dismember the But after an exceedingly frank expression of his views in a protest to Grey, Elgin surmounted the difficulties...
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Canadian Public Opinion on the American Civil War

Helen Grace Macdonald - Canada - 1926 - 254 pages
...said in the Council Chamber in regard to the latter part of Lord John's speech, " if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded, my interest in public affairs is gone forever. But is it not hard upon us while we are laboring, through good and evil report, to thwart...
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The Elgin-Grey Papers, 1846-1852, Volume 2

James Bruce Earl of Elgin, Public Archives of Canada - Canada - 1937 - 474 pages
...J. Russell's speech" he said to me? I nodded assent — "For myself" he added, "if the anticipations therein expressed prove to be well founded my interest...for ever. But is it not hard upon us while we are laboring through good and evil report to thwart the designs of those who would dismember the Empire...
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