A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... March , 1751. Soon after his decease , the following anonymous lines were proposed for his epitaph : - " Here lies Fred , Who was alive , and is dead . Had it been his father , I had much rather ; Had it been his brother , Still better ...
... March , 1751. Soon after his decease , the following anonymous lines were proposed for his epitaph : - " Here lies Fred , Who was alive , and is dead . Had it been his father , I had much rather ; Had it been his brother , Still better ...
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... march forward , and en- deavour to crush the nascent rebellion before all the disaffected clans had time to assemble in arms . Accordingly he marched with 1400 Scott . men upon Fort Augustus , which is in the centre PERIOD . ] 15 ...
... march forward , and en- deavour to crush the nascent rebellion before all the disaffected clans had time to assemble in arms . Accordingly he marched with 1400 Scott . men upon Fort Augustus , which is in the centre PERIOD . ] 15 ...
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... march of London . The confusion and terror into which all classes were thrown by the news of these events was not surprising ; but the imbecility of the government , and the military leaders , at this crisis , appears utterly ...
... march of London . The confusion and terror into which all classes were thrown by the news of these events was not surprising ; but the imbecility of the government , and the military leaders , at this crisis , appears utterly ...
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... march ; -but , on the contrary , they wasted the spirits of their people , already exhausted by hunger and dispirited by retreat , in a forced march , with the purpose of a night attack , which was hastily and rashly adopted , and as ...
... march ; -but , on the contrary , they wasted the spirits of their people , already exhausted by hunger and dispirited by retreat , in a forced march , with the purpose of a night attack , which was hastily and rashly adopted , and as ...
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... March , 1725. He was early destined for the church , but the pope granted him a dispensation by which he was enabled to hold benefices without having received the ecclesiastical tonsure . In 1745 , while his elder brother was in ...
... March , 1725. He was early destined for the church , but the pope granted him a dispensation by which he was enabled to hold benefices without having received the ecclesiastical tonsure . In 1745 , while his elder brother was in ...
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