A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... months followed . After a variety of fruitless attempts to form a ministry to his liking , the king was forced to accept an administration formed under the auspices of the heir - apparent , and which long successfully conducted the ...
... months followed . After a variety of fruitless attempts to form a ministry to his liking , the king was forced to accept an administration formed under the auspices of the heir - apparent , and which long successfully conducted the ...
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... months before , and from this place he embarked on board a French vessel which had succeeded in eluding the vigilance ... month of September of that year , Dr King , principal of St Mary's hall , Oxford , a staunch Jacobite , received a ...
... months before , and from this place he embarked on board a French vessel which had succeeded in eluding the vigilance ... month of September of that year , Dr King , principal of St Mary's hall , Oxford , a staunch Jacobite , received a ...
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... months of his death , which was hastened by the assiduity and scrupulous fidelity with which he sought to discharge the high duties of his office . He died on the 22d of July , 1734 , leav- ing a character unsullied by even the whisper ...
... months of his death , which was hastened by the assiduity and scrupulous fidelity with which he sought to discharge the high duties of his office . He died on the 22d of July , 1734 , leav- ing a character unsullied by even the whisper ...
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... month of January , 1694-5 , in the attack of two French men - of - war , the Con- tent and Trident , both of which were captured after a severe action , he was recommended by Mr Russell to the command of the Content . This ship was ...
... month of January , 1694-5 , in the attack of two French men - of - war , the Con- tent and Trident , both of which were captured after a severe action , he was recommended by Mr Russell to the command of the Content . This ship was ...
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... month after the first alarm , how- ever , the marquess De Nesmond arrived with a squadron of sixteen ships of war , ten of which were of the line , and some of them very large . The French admiral , on his approach , discovering the ...
... month after the first alarm , how- ever , the marquess De Nesmond arrived with a squadron of sixteen ships of war , ten of which were of the line , and some of them very large . The French admiral , on his approach , discovering the ...
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