A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... English literature . Ir is the just remark of an eminent critic , that " no part of our do- mestic history , since the Reformation , is so imperfectly known to us as the interval between the accession of the house of Hanover , and the ...
... English literature . Ir is the just remark of an eminent critic , that " no part of our do- mestic history , since the Reformation , is so imperfectly known to us as the interval between the accession of the house of Hanover , and the ...
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... English strain than any of his poetical brethren betwixt Thomson and Goldsmith . The Wartons meanwhile did good service , both as critics and as poets , by directing the attention of the rising generation to the school of Spenser , and ...
... English strain than any of his poetical brethren betwixt Thomson and Goldsmith . The Wartons meanwhile did good service , both as critics and as poets , by directing the attention of the rising generation to the school of Spenser , and ...
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... English annals . " In 1757 , the French having made an irruption into Germany , and threatened Hanover , his royal highness reluctantly undertook the com- mand - in - chief in Germany . The French , under Marshal D'Etrées , were allowed ...
... English annals . " In 1757 , the French having made an irruption into Germany , and threatened Hanover , his royal highness reluctantly undertook the com- mand - in - chief in Germany . The French , under Marshal D'Etrées , were allowed ...
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... English ministers ; and , considering her sister's situation , they seemed to have some ground for their suspicion ; where- fore they despatched a gentleman to Paris , where the prince then was , who had instructions to insist that Mrs ...
... English ministers ; and , considering her sister's situation , they seemed to have some ground for their suspicion ; where- fore they despatched a gentleman to Paris , where the prince then was , who had instructions to insist that Mrs ...
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... English squadron , should lead the van ; the Danes , under Count Gueldenlaw , the rear ; and that the Dutch , joined by five English ships of war , should take the charge of escorting , to their several places of destination , the trade ...
... English squadron , should lead the van ; the Danes , under Count Gueldenlaw , the rear ; and that the Dutch , joined by five English ships of war , should take the charge of escorting , to their several places of destination , the trade ...
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