A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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Page 13
... bill , the penalty of death , says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick ...
... bill , the penalty of death , says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick ...
Page 13
... bill , the penalty of death , says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick ...
... bill , the penalty of death , says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick ...
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... bill for lengthening the duration of par- liaments , in which he supported the duke of Devonshire's motion for the repeal of the triennial act , Lord Carteret spoke with great eloquence ; and he likewise highly distinguished himself in ...
... bill for lengthening the duration of par- liaments , in which he supported the duke of Devonshire's motion for the repeal of the triennial act , Lord Carteret spoke with great eloquence ; and he likewise highly distinguished himself in ...
Page 63
... bill against Harding , and presented Wood's scheme as a fraud and imposition on the public ; whereupon Carteret yielded to the storm ; Wood's patent was surrendered , and the patentee indemnified by a grant of £ 3000 yearly , for twelve ...
... bill against Harding , and presented Wood's scheme as a fraud and imposition on the public ; whereupon Carteret yielded to the storm ; Wood's patent was surrendered , and the patentee indemnified by a grant of £ 3000 yearly , for twelve ...
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... bill , representing the great danger that might arise from putting arms into the hands of the people , and disciplining them for And when he found he could not prevent the bill passing into a law , he introduced several clauses which ...
... bill , representing the great danger that might arise from putting arms into the hands of the people , and disciplining them for And when he found he could not prevent the bill passing into a law , he introduced several clauses which ...
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