Neither he nor Palmerston " most strangely believed" in any proposition so obviously and palpably absurd, nor did Napoleon delude himself with philanthropy.
They had hardly reached the top when a large lurid cloud, palpably a reservoir of rain, thunder, and lightning, was seen to be advancing overhead from the north.
Mr Marr palpably likes the queen, whether for touring the country to greet and thank people mostly ignored by “London power brokers”, or for relaxing when her work is done with “a glass of something cheerful”.