A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... princess - royal of Prussia . Ultimately the royal negotiators got into a terrible passion with each other , and seriously thought of having recourse to the laws of honour 6 [ SEVENTH POLITICAL SERIES . POLITICAL SERIES George II.
... princess - royal of Prussia . Ultimately the royal negotiators got into a terrible passion with each other , and seriously thought of having recourse to the laws of honour 6 [ SEVENTH POLITICAL SERIES . POLITICAL SERIES George II.
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George Godfrey Cunningham. seriously thought of having recourse to the laws of honour for the ad- justment of their differences ! Their seconds were chosen , and the place of meeting appointed ; but their ministers at last succeeded in ...
George Godfrey Cunningham. seriously thought of having recourse to the laws of honour for the ad- justment of their differences ! Their seconds were chosen , and the place of meeting appointed ; but their ministers at last succeeded in ...
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... honour chiefly of the battle of Dettingen , was set to music , and frequently performed in the great council - chamber at St James's , before the king and court . His majesty , on these occasions , always appeared in the dress which he ...
... honour chiefly of the battle of Dettingen , was set to music , and frequently performed in the great council - chamber at St James's , before the king and court . His majesty , on these occasions , always appeared in the dress which he ...
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... honour of the British arms on the continent ; Quebec surrendered to the gallant Wolfe ; and the whole of Canada became subject to Britain . We shall have other opportunities of relating these events in detail . George II . died suddenly ...
... honour of the British arms on the continent ; Quebec surrendered to the gallant Wolfe ; and the whole of Canada became subject to Britain . We shall have other opportunities of relating these events in detail . George II . died suddenly ...
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... honour , bombarded gallantly with sugar - plumbs ! The anecdote may remind some of our readers of a certain ... honoured Pope with a complimentary visit ; he sent the author of ' Leonidas ' a £ 500 note ; and he is even said to have ...
... honour , bombarded gallantly with sugar - plumbs ! The anecdote may remind some of our readers of a certain ... honoured Pope with a complimentary visit ; he sent the author of ' Leonidas ' a £ 500 note ; and he is even said to have ...
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