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John Morley: “The downfall of Beaconsfieldism is like the vanishing of some vast magnificent castle in an Italian romance.”

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The downfall of Beaconsfieldism is like the vanishing of some vast magnificent castle in an Italian romance.
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John Morley

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Morley uses a metaphor to describe the decline of Beaconsfieldism, likening it to a grand castle disappearing from a romantic tale.

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