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CONTENTS

Vol. V—Great Britain—III (1865—1906)
Page
Macdonald—On Canadian Confederation (1865) 3
Carlyle—Address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh
     University (1866)
17
Goldwin Smith—The Secret Beyond Science 34
Beaconsfield—On the Principles of His Party
    (1872)
38
Gladstone—On the Domestic and Foreign
   Affairs of England (1879)
66
Bradlaugh—His Plea at the Bar of the House
   (1881)
91
Churchill—His "Trust the People" Speech
   (1884)
99
Salisbury—On the Desertion of Gordon in
   Egypt (1885)
109
Spurgeon—Men Made Rich by the Poverty of
    Christ
119
Birrell—The Distinction of Burke 131
James Bryce—On the Government of Ireland
    Bill (1886)
145
Balfour—On the Benefits of Reading (1887) 161