A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... thing we can discover in the poetry of Pope and his school , seems to have lain dormant from the period of the ... things than he did , had he not unfortunately fallen upon imitating Pope , with whom his genius had little in common ...
... thing we can discover in the poetry of Pope and his school , seems to have lain dormant from the period of the ... things than he did , had he not unfortunately fallen upon imitating Pope , with whom his genius had little in common ...
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... 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 princess - royal ...
... 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 princess - royal ...
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... thing to be govern- ed by one's wife . " She had the good sense to see and acknowledge her errors , without manifesting any dislike to those who pointed them out to her , and even to overlook personal affronts when an adequate object ...
... thing to be govern- ed by one's wife . " She had the good sense to see and acknowledge her errors , without manifesting any dislike to those who pointed them out to her , and even to overlook personal affronts when an adequate object ...
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... thing before them . In 1751 , he incurred some odium , on account of his project for im- proving the discipline of the British soldiers , by the introduction of a severer military code . In his amended mutiny - bill , the penalty of ...
... thing before them . In 1751 , he incurred some odium , on account of his project for im- proving the discipline of the British soldiers , by the introduction of a severer military code . In his amended mutiny - bill , the penalty of ...
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... thing before them . In 1751 , he incurred some odium , on account of his project for im- proving the discipline of the British soldiers , by the introduction of a severer military code . In his amended mutiny - bill , the penalty of ...
... thing before them . In 1751 , he incurred some odium , on account of his project for im- proving the discipline of the British soldiers , by the introduction of a severer military code . In his amended mutiny - bill , the penalty of ...
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