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Balfour Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848--1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902--05); foreign secretary (1916--19) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| MEMOIRS OF THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID BALFOUR IN THE YEAR 1751 When Mr Balfour replied to the allegations that the Roman Empire sank under the weight of its military obligations, he said that this was 'wholly unhistorical. Yet, Wordsworth's "Laodamia," and the ode of "Dion," and some sonnets, have a certain noble music; and Scott will sometimes draw a stroke like the portrait of Lord Evandale given by Balfour of Burley. |
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