A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... persons of high rank who could bear contradiction better , provided the intention was appa- rently good , and the ... person , and do not disturb him with frequent solicitations , he is ever gracious and affable . Even in the early ...
... persons of high rank who could bear contradiction better , provided the intention was appa- rently good , and the ... person , and do not disturb him with frequent solicitations , he is ever gracious and affable . Even in the early ...
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... person , he is tall and well - made , but stoops a little , owing perhaps to the great fatigue which he underwent in his northern expe- dition . He has an handsome face and good eyes ; ( I think his busts , which about this time were ...
... person , he is tall and well - made , but stoops a little , owing perhaps to the great fatigue which he underwent in his northern expe- dition . He has an handsome face and good eyes ; ( I think his busts , which about this time were ...
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... person , whom could it so well fit as the gentleman of whom I have been speaking ? for it is difficult by any other means to account for such a sudden infatuation . He was , indeed , soon afterwards made sensible of his misconduct ...
... person , whom could it so well fit as the gentleman of whom I have been speaking ? for it is difficult by any other means to account for such a sudden infatuation . He was , indeed , soon afterwards made sensible of his misconduct ...
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... persons , who were unfortunately drowned , through their over - eager- ness and precipitancy . At the siege of Toulon , his counsel and advice were , on all occasions , sought by the commander - in - chief , as a person in whose ...
... persons , who were unfortunately drowned , through their over - eager- ness and precipitancy . At the siege of Toulon , his counsel and advice were , on all occasions , sought by the commander - in - chief , as a person in whose ...
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... person , Peter the Great . Ir compliment to his high dignity , it was agreed , that he should have the chief command of the whole ; that Sir John , with the English squadron , should lead the van ; the Danes , under Count Gueldenlaw ...
... person , Peter the Great . Ir compliment to his high dignity , it was agreed , that he should have the chief command of the whole ; that Sir John , with the English squadron , should lead the van ; the Danes , under Count Gueldenlaw ...
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