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...helm of Liberalism was steadied by the firm hand and moral weight of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, now dead (TIME., Feb. 27, 1928). Today there is no force within the Liberal Party able to keep Little David from staging his own particular brand of rip-roaring Taffy Welshman's holiday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: How Much for Lloyd George? | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

Question: "Would you support any party advocating a plan the same as yours?" At this vital, leading question the humorous little Welshman instantly grew grave. His answer-and he chose to answe-would show where Little David stood between the two Goliaths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: How Much for Lloyd George? | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

...letters and longer. Local Welshmen and Welshwomen have been getting each other's mail, and opening some of it, too. In despair, last week, Postmaster Crick resigned and enlisted in the Navy. Therefore Sir William Mitchell Thomson, His Majesty's Postmaster General, was earnestly besought to send a Welshman to juggle polysyllables in Sailor Crick's stead. Darkly brooding upon this matter, Sir William fretfully observed to correspondents that "doubts exist whether the spelling of the town's name really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Too Muck for Crick | 3/4/1929 | See Source »

...Taffy Lewis," interrupted a somewhat belligerent Welshman, pushing into the room. "No good staying here with the dead. I was a soldier in India at His Majesty's Durbar. I'll show Your Highness misery, with your permission, as much as ever Old Frank could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: This is Ghastly! | 2/11/1929 | See Source »

Thus with blatancy and bombast the Liberal Party Congress was addressed at Yarmouth, last week, by David Lloyd George. Though turned 65, the bandy little Welshman seemed to tingle with the fires and fervors of his youth. As though spoiling for a fight, he rubbed his eager hands and cried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: David v. Goliath | 10/22/1928 | See Source »

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