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I felt so proud of my leader—the chief I have always clung to through good report and ill report—because, wise or unwise as he might seem in this or that, he was always noble of soul.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgI felt so proud of my leader—the chief I have always clung to through good report and ill report—because, wise or unwise as he might seem in this or that, he was always noble of soul.
Morley expresses his admiration for Gladstone, emphasizing loyalty and the nobility of his character.
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