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John Morley: “Gladstone had rightly divined the state of public feeling about Ireland was shown by the result.”

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Gladstone had rightly divined the state of public feeling about Ireland was shown by the result.
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John Morley

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Morley observes that Gladstone accurately understood public sentiment regarding Ireland, as evidenced by electoral outcomes.

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