A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... 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 . The personal antipathy of ...
... 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 . The personal antipathy of ...
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... 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 . The personal antipathy of ...
... 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 . The personal antipathy of ...
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... immediately called a council of war , in which the unani- mous opinion was , that the squadron which had been seen was a part of that commanded by the marquess De Nesmond , which was known to be much superior to the force under Mr ...
... immediately called a council of war , in which the unani- mous opinion was , that the squadron which had been seen was a part of that commanded by the marquess De Nesmond , which was known to be much superior to the force under Mr ...
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... immediately following , a stop was put to his further naval exertions till after the accession of George I. In 1706 , the restless temper of Charles XII . of Sweden , and the depredations committed by the privateers of that nation ...
... immediately following , a stop was put to his further naval exertions till after the accession of George I. In 1706 , the restless temper of Charles XII . of Sweden , and the depredations committed by the privateers of that nation ...
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... immediately took in his lower tier of guns , and adopted every method possible to disguise the Swallow , so that it might pass with his desperate antagonists for a merchant - vessel . On standing in for the shore , he discovered the ...
... immediately took in his lower tier of guns , and adopted every method possible to disguise the Swallow , so that it might pass with his desperate antagonists for a merchant - vessel . On standing in for the shore , he discovered the ...
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