How comes it that during the hundreds of years in which priests and fellows of Eton College have retired from hard work to college livings and leisure, not one of them has ever done anything whatever for either scholarship or divinity—not one?
Morley questions the lack of scholarly contributions from Eton College alumni who have retired to leisure.
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The omnipotent though not omniscient divinity called public opinion intervened.
I am trying to feel my way through the most difficult problem, the most difficult situation that a responsible Government can have to face.
I would use my best endeavours to make these States independent in matters of administration.
But the Poet Laureate has written his own song on the hearts of his countrymen that can never die.
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