A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... says that Mrs Waller told him , that she stood near the king when he first received Pitt as his councillor , and saw him shed tears on the occasion . He had likewise conceived a very early antipathy to Pitt's coadjutor , the duke of ...
... says that Mrs Waller told him , that she stood near the king when he first received Pitt as his councillor , and saw him shed tears on the occasion . He had likewise conceived a very early antipathy to Pitt's coadjutor , the duke of ...
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... says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick , the duke became so unpopular ...
... says Walpole , came over as often as the curses in the commina- tion on Ash - Wednesday . By this ill - judged severity , and the want of feeling which he displayed on the death of his brother Frederick , the duke became so unpopular ...
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... says of him : - " He was a dead - weight on his brother's ministry ; the first to take off that load on his ... say , that they are better than his speeches . 1 Memoirs , vol . i . p . 122 . Ibid . p . 206 . Admiral Vernon . BORN A. D. ...
... says of him : - " He was a dead - weight on his brother's ministry ; the first to take off that load on his ... say , that they are better than his speeches . 1 Memoirs , vol . i . p . 122 . Ibid . p . 206 . Admiral Vernon . BORN A. D. ...
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... says the same writer , " had very in- prudently irritated the minds of his noble employers by his letter , writ- ten from Gibraltar , on his first arrival , in which he , in pretty plain terms , reflects on the conduct of ministers , in ...
... says the same writer , " had very in- prudently irritated the minds of his noble employers by his letter , writ- ten from Gibraltar , on his first arrival , in which he , in pretty plain terms , reflects on the conduct of ministers , in ...
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... says one of his cotemporaries , speaking of the duke , " did the nation lose , in one man , a temper more candid and benevolent , manners more amiable and open , a more primitive integrity , a more exalted generosity , a more warm and ...
... says one of his cotemporaries , speaking of the duke , " did the nation lose , in one man , a temper more candid and benevolent , manners more amiable and open , a more primitive integrity , a more exalted generosity , a more warm and ...
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