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In January 1879, more ambitious counsels prevailed, and it was resolved by the liberal committee of Midlothian, with Lord Rosebery in the front, and amid infinite resolution, enthusiasm, and solid sense of responsibility, that Mr. Gladstone should be invited to contest the metropolitan county of Scotland.
— from The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 2 (of 3) 1859-1880 by John Morley
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