George the Third, His Court, and Family, Volume 2Henry Colburn, 1824 |
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... gave it a singular character . Not a face was to be seen in the circle which had ever been seen there before . The new ministers brought together a new compa- ny ; and as that administration comprehended almost all the young and ...
... gave it a singular character . Not a face was to be seen in the circle which had ever been seen there before . The new ministers brought together a new compa- ny ; and as that administration comprehended almost all the young and ...
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... gave him every necessary instruction to find out the main road to town . The well - known song , written and sung on this occasion , by the facetious Captain Morris , though considered only as a humorous composition , certainly did ...
... gave him every necessary instruction to find out the main road to town . The well - known song , written and sung on this occasion , by the facetious Captain Morris , though considered only as a humorous composition , certainly did ...
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... gave to the parish , in lieu , certain parts of Pesthouse and Hill Commons , for building a workhouse on , and for enclosing a new burying ground - a transaction which sufficiently marks the regal powers , and the liberties of the ...
... gave to the parish , in lieu , certain parts of Pesthouse and Hill Commons , for building a workhouse on , and for enclosing a new burying ground - a transaction which sufficiently marks the regal powers , and the liberties of the ...
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John Galt. received by the Duke of Queensberry , who gave them some account of the horses that were to run . The lord mayor and lady mayoress had some con- versation with their majesties ; after which the King appeared on the ground on ...
John Galt. received by the Duke of Queensberry , who gave them some account of the horses that were to run . The lord mayor and lady mayoress had some con- versation with their majesties ; after which the King appeared on the ground on ...
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... gave as a me- morial on this occasion , was a piece of plate of one hundred and twenty ounces , on which were en- graved the names of the infant , sponsors , & c .; and the whole of the entertainment and ceremonials made much noise , at ...
... gave as a me- morial on this occasion , was a piece of plate of one hundred and twenty ounces , on which were en- graved the names of the infant , sponsors , & c .; and the whole of the entertainment and ceremonials made much noise , at ...
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Page 272 - I do declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, preeminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me God.
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Page 15 - I stood in this place, where it seems all ministers stand upon such occasions, always attended by the master of ceremonies, the room...
Page 14 - Lordship told me, uninterruptedly in that office, through all the changes in administration for thirty years, having first been appointed by the Earl of Holderness.
Page 354 - Ought I not to come forward in a moment of unexampled difficulty and danger ? Ought I not to share in the glory of victory, when I have everything to lose by defeat? The highest places in your majesty's service are filled by the younger branches of the royal family; to me alone no place is assigned; I am not thought worthy to be even the junior major-general of your army.
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Page 417 - The Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ which was shed for the remission of my sins, cleanse my Soul, and preserve it into everlasting life.
Page 182 - The King gave me, as he thought, another blow about a republic. I answered, that I could not live under a republic. His Majesty still pursued the subject ; I thought myself insulted, and firmly said, " Sir, I look upon the tyranny of any one man to be an intolerable evil, and upon the tyranny of an hundred, to be an hundred times as bad.
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Page 97 - There could be no hesitation on the part of Mr. Pitt; hut, having held the necessary conference with the Chancellor, he waited upon the King at the appointed time, and found him perfectly of sound mind, and in every respect as before his illness, competent to all the affairs of his public station. This was the first nolice in any way which Mr.