A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... commons . " He was accordingly advanc- ed to the rank of vice - admiral of the blue on the 9th of July , 1739 . He hoisted his flag on board the Burford , of seventy guns ; and such was the expedition used in collecting and equipping ...
... commons . " He was accordingly advanc- ed to the rank of vice - admiral of the blue on the 9th of July , 1739 . He hoisted his flag on board the Burford , of seventy guns ; and such was the expedition used in collecting and equipping ...
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... commons , and was nominated a privy - coun- cillor . In some French memoirs , Admiral Boscawen is represented as having given himself wholly up to the advice of one of his captains in the siege of Louisbourg . This , however , is a ...
... commons , and was nominated a privy - coun- cillor . In some French memoirs , Admiral Boscawen is represented as having given himself wholly up to the advice of one of his captains in the siege of Louisbourg . This , however , is a ...
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... commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert Walpole . There was scarcely a motion or question on which he did not speak , and in which he did not oppose the minister . In the session of 1730-1 , he ...
... commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert Walpole . There was scarcely a motion or question on which he did not speak , and in which he did not oppose the minister . In the session of 1730-1 , he ...
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... commons , and forgets that at this board he is only responsible to the king . However , although he may possibly have convinced himself of his infallibility , it remains that we also should be equally convinced , before we resign our ...
... commons , and forgets that at this board he is only responsible to the king . However , although he may possibly have convinced himself of his infallibility , it remains that we also should be equally convinced , before we resign our ...
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... commons for his liberal sentiments and spirited eloquence . Little is known of his father . The subject of our notice was born in 1682 . He was educated at Westminster school , and Christ - church , Oxford While at the university , Dean ...
... commons for his liberal sentiments and spirited eloquence . Little is known of his father . The subject of our notice was born in 1682 . He was educated at Westminster school , and Christ - church , Oxford While at the university , Dean ...
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