Benjamin Disraeli,
Sybil — Book 2/Chapter 15
“ And the Duke of Northumberland, he will not go. And who else is there? We must have a nobleman of the highest rank for Ireland; one who has not mixed himself up with Irish questions; who has always been in old days for emancipation; a conservative, not an orangeman. ”
Benjamin Disraeli,
Sybil — Book 2/Chapter 15
“ And if it had not been for our poor dear father, they would.""Our family have always been against manufactories, railroads—everything," said Egremont."Railroads are very good things, with high compensation," said Lord Marney; "and manufactories not so bad, with high rents; but, after all, these are enterprises for the canaille, and I hate them in my heart.""But they employ the people, George.""The people do not want employment; it is the greatest mistake in the world; all this employment is a stimulus to population. ”
Benjamin Disraeli,
Sybil — Book 2/Chapter 15
“ She did not make enquiries like Lady Maud, or impart her own impressions by suggesting them as your own. Lady Joan gave Egremont an account of the Aztec cities, of which she had been reading that morning, and of the several historical theories which their discovery had suggested; then she imparted her own, which differed from all, but which seemed clearly the right one. Mexico led to Egypt. Lady Joan was as familiar with the Pharaohs as with the Caciques of the new world. ”
