A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... possessed of any thing more than the very ordinary amount of talent of his family . He succeeded to the throne of England on the 11th of June , 1727 . Although Sir Robert Walpole had given matter of personal offence to the queen when ...
... possessed of any thing more than the very ordinary amount of talent of his family . He succeeded to the throne of England on the 11th of June , 1727 . Although Sir Robert Walpole had given matter of personal offence to the queen when ...
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... possessed considerable military talent - were thus displayed to the best advantage , and he was raised at once by a grateful public , saved from the horrors of a civil war , to the very pinnacle of military glory . Par- liament ...
... possessed considerable military talent - were thus displayed to the best advantage , and he was raised at once by a grateful public , saved from the horrors of a civil war , to the very pinnacle of military glory . Par- liament ...
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... possessed considerable military talent - were thus displayed to the best advantage , and he was raised at once by a grateful public , saved from the horrors of a civil war , to the very pinnacle of military glory . Par- liament ...
... possessed considerable military talent - were thus displayed to the best advantage , and he was raised at once by a grateful public , saved from the horrors of a civil war , to the very pinnacle of military glory . Par- liament ...
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... possessed of a fluent though course mode of delivering his sentiments , he was considered by minis- ters - to whom he was constantly in opposition - as one of their most disagreeable antagonists ; and they eagerly seized the earliest ...
... possessed of a fluent though course mode of delivering his sentiments , he was considered by minis- ters - to whom he was constantly in opposition - as one of their most disagreeable antagonists ; and they eagerly seized the earliest ...
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... possessing such jarring tempers any longer in the same command . An order of recall - which had been often solicited in vain on the part of the vice - admiral - was sent out by Captain Fowke , in the Gibraltar frigate ; and that vessel ...
... possessing such jarring tempers any longer in the same command . An order of recall - which had been often solicited in vain on the part of the vice - admiral - was sent out by Captain Fowke , in the Gibraltar frigate ; and that vessel ...
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