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Drake, Nelson and Napoleon
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by Walter Runciman 16 Jan, 2019
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My dear Sir James: We have traveled far since those early days when you and I, who are of totally different tastes and temperament, first met and became friends. I was attracted by your wide knowledge, versatile vigor of mind, and engaging personalit ... Read more
My dear Sir James: We have traveled far since those early days when you and I, who are of totally different tastes and temperament, first met and became friends. I was attracted by your wide knowledge, versatile vigor of mind, and engaging personality, which subsequent years have not diminished. You were strenuously engaged at that time in breaking down the weevily traditions of a bygone age, and helping to create a new era in the art of steamship management, and, at the same time, studying for the Bar; and were I writing a biography of you, I would have to include your interesting travels in distant lands in quest of business and organizing it. That must be left for another occasion, when the vast results to the commercial life of the country to which you contributed may be fittingly told. At the present time, my vision recalls our joyous yachting cruises on the Clyde, when poor Leadbitter added to the charm that stays. Less
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  • 2011-05-05
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Walter Runciman
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Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford, PC (19 November 1870 – 14 November 1949) was a prominent Liberal and later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom between the 1900s and ...
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