A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... opinion of their own . " ' The fall of Minorca , and still more the lamentable affair of Admiral Byng which followed that event , with the capitulation of the Hanoverian army under the duke of Cumberland , and the consequent loss of the ...
... opinion of their own . " ' The fall of Minorca , and still more the lamentable affair of Admiral Byng which followed that event , with the capitulation of the Hanoverian army under the duke of Cumberland , and the consequent loss of the ...
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... opinion on this point to outweigh the evidence of skill arising from the issue of the campaign itself ; but there is one point which Walpole clearly establishes on behalf of the duke , namely , that his conduct was dignified , and in ...
... opinion on this point to outweigh the evidence of skill arising from the issue of the campaign itself ; but there is one point which Walpole clearly establishes on behalf of the duke , namely , that his conduct was dignified , and in ...
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... opinion , and the question of putting to sea was accordingly carried against Norris , and those who entertained the same sentiments with him , by a great major- ity . His opinion was , that the enemy's vessels were not those under the ...
... opinion , and the question of putting to sea was accordingly carried against Norris , and those who entertained the same sentiments with him , by a great major- ity . His opinion was , that the enemy's vessels were not those under the ...
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... opinion the decision of the court - martial , on Sir Thomas Hardy , had been referred . In the year 1708 he was employed under Sir John Leake in the Mediterranean ; but the only service of moment that it was possible to effect in that ...
... opinion the decision of the court - martial , on Sir Thomas Hardy , had been referred . In the year 1708 he was employed under Sir John Leake in the Mediterranean ; but the only service of moment that it was possible to effect in that ...
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... opinion , was instantly and cagerly closed with by ministers , who " embraced this opportunity of acquiring some popularity , and , at the same time , of removing a trouble- some opponent in the house of commons . " He was accordingly ...
... opinion , was instantly and cagerly closed with by ministers , who " embraced this opportunity of acquiring some popularity , and , at the same time , of removing a trouble- some opponent in the house of commons . " He was accordingly ...
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