A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... taken prisoners . The king behaved with great courage , if not with eminent prudence or skill , in this engagement ; but his interference with the functions of commander - in - chief so disgusted the earl of Stair , that he resigned his ...
... taken prisoners . The king behaved with great courage , if not with eminent prudence or skill , in this engagement ; but his interference with the functions of commander - in - chief so disgusted the earl of Stair , that he resigned his ...
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... taken with the man who acted lord - mayor ; and during the latter part of the performance , the king exclaimed to one of his attendants , " Will not dat lor - mayor come again ? I like dat lor - mayor ; when will he come again ? " A ...
... taken with the man who acted lord - mayor ; and during the latter part of the performance , the king exclaimed to one of his attendants , " Will not dat lor - mayor come again ? I like dat lor - mayor ; when will he come again ? " A ...
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... taken arms for the exiled king . Encouraged by this success , Charles removed to Kinlochmoidart , and thence to Lochshiel , near the eastern extremity of which , in the vale of Glenfinnin , he unfurled his standard at the head of a ...
... taken arms for the exiled king . Encouraged by this success , Charles removed to Kinlochmoidart , and thence to Lochshiel , near the eastern extremity of which , in the vale of Glenfinnin , he unfurled his standard at the head of a ...
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... taken of his education . He had not made the belles lettres or any of the finer arts his study , which surprised me much , considering his preceptors , and the noble opportunities he must have always had in that nursery of all the ...
... taken of his education . He had not made the belles lettres or any of the finer arts his study , which surprised me much , considering his preceptors , and the noble opportunities he must have always had in that nursery of all the ...
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... taken place on the quarter - deck of Ley's own ship , who was also a much older officer in the service than Captain Norris . Sir George Rooke felt himself re- duced to the necessity of putting Norris under arrest ; but this very ...
... taken place on the quarter - deck of Ley's own ship , who was also a much older officer in the service than Captain Norris . Sir George Rooke felt himself re- duced to the necessity of putting Norris under arrest ; but this very ...
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