A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... formation of a ministry . He immediately made overtures to Pitt , and so indispensa- ble was the commoner's accession found to be , that it was purchased by the rejection of both Newcastle and Fox , with whom Pitt refused to associate ...
... formation of a ministry . He immediately made overtures to Pitt , and so indispensa- ble was the commoner's accession found to be , that it was purchased by the rejection of both Newcastle and Fox , with whom Pitt refused to associate ...
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... formed under the auspices of the heir - apparent , and which long successfully conducted the affairs of the country , foreign and domestic . The rapid outline we have now given will suffice to direct the rea- der's attention to the ...
... formed under the auspices of the heir - apparent , and which long successfully conducted the affairs of the country , foreign and domestic . The rapid outline we have now given will suffice to direct the rea- der's attention to the ...
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... formation of a new cabinet , had spoken of a jointure of only £ 60,000 . The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ludicrous anecdote told of the coolness and effrontery with which the new sovereign got over the in ...
... formation of a new cabinet , had spoken of a jointure of only £ 60,000 . The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ludicrous anecdote told of the coolness and effrontery with which the new sovereign got over the in ...
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... formed a scheme for upsetting the existing ministry , and bringing the prince's party into power , he objected to the particulars of the plan being communicated to the prince , " be- cause , " said he , " the fat his wife , would betray ...
... formed a scheme for upsetting the existing ministry , and bringing the prince's party into power , he objected to the particulars of the plan being communicated to the prince , " be- cause , " said he , " the fat his wife , would betray ...
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... formed a court for himself out of the opposition leaders . On the re- signation of Sir Robert Walpole , the prince's party came into power , and a show of reconciliation was for some time kept up betwixt the king and the heir - apparent ...
... formed a court for himself out of the opposition leaders . On the re- signation of Sir Robert Walpole , the prince's party came into power , and a show of reconciliation was for some time kept up betwixt the king and the heir - apparent ...
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