A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... passed the great- est part of his life in opposition to his father's government ; but the princess - dowager , his widow , with great judgment and discretion , threw herself and family without reserve into the hands of the king , who re ...
... passed the great- est part of his life in opposition to his father's government ; but the princess - dowager , his widow , with great judgment and discretion , threw herself and family without reserve into the hands of the king , who re ...
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... passed . " Edward's cause , however , though triumphant thus far , made no accessions in the towns through which his victorious army passed . There were Jacobites enough in England ; but few were animated with the chival- rous spirit of ...
... passed . " Edward's cause , however , though triumphant thus far , made no accessions in the towns through which his victorious army passed . There were Jacobites enough in England ; but few were animated with the chival- rous spirit of ...
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... passed out , What has your family done , Sir , thus to draw down the vengeance of Heaven on every branch of it through so many ages ? ' It is worthy of remark , that in all the conferences which M'Namara had with the prince on this ...
... passed out , What has your family done , Sir , thus to draw down the vengeance of Heaven on every branch of it through so many ages ? ' It is worthy of remark , that in all the conferences which M'Namara had with the prince on this ...
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... passed regularly through every gradation of rank , till he reached the very highest in the service . In 1697 , we find him commanding a small frigate , called the Virgin ; and no mention is made of any subsequent command held by him ...
... passed regularly through every gradation of rank , till he reached the very highest in the service . In 1697 , we find him commanding a small frigate , called the Virgin ; and no mention is made of any subsequent command held by him ...
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... passed , with considerable credit , through the stations of midshipman and lieutenant , and was , on account of his very meritori- ous conduct at the engagement off Beachy Head , promoted on the 6th July , 1690 , to be commander of the ...
... passed , with considerable credit , through the stations of midshipman and lieutenant , and was , on account of his very meritori- ous conduct at the engagement off Beachy Head , promoted on the 6th July , 1690 , to be commander of the ...
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