History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Paris, Volume 1D. Appleton and Company, 1849 - Great Britain |
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... perhaps , had ever comprised so many great men or achieved so many great actions . Besides its two eminent chiefs , it " J'ai toujours trouvé que le meilleur gouvernement est celui contre lequel on crie le plus fort sur les lieux mêmes ...
... perhaps , had ever comprised so many great men or achieved so many great actions . Besides its two eminent chiefs , it " J'ai toujours trouvé que le meilleur gouvernement est celui contre lequel on crie le plus fort sur les lieux mêmes ...
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... perhaps , admit that it might be expedient to depart from the strict letter of the Grand Alliance , to consent to some slight dismemberment of the Spanish monarchy , to pur- chase the resignation of Philip , or allow an equivalent for ...
... perhaps , admit that it might be expedient to depart from the strict letter of the Grand Alliance , to consent to some slight dismemberment of the Spanish monarchy , to pur- chase the resignation of Philip , or allow an equivalent for ...
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... perhaps , be deduced that good and wise men would attach themselves either to the Whig or to the Tory party , according as there seemed to be the greater danger at that particu- lar period from despotism or from democracy . The same ...
... perhaps , be deduced that good and wise men would attach themselves either to the Whig or to the Tory party , according as there seemed to be the greater danger at that particu- lar period from despotism or from democracy . The same ...
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... perhaps , at first ) was become so habitual to him , that even his most familiar conversation , if taken down in writing , would have borne the press , without the least correction , either as to the method or style . " He had noble and ...
... perhaps , at first ) was become so habitual to him , that even his most familiar conversation , if taken down in writing , would have borne the press , without the least correction , either as to the method or style . " He had noble and ...
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... perhaps he felt at the time - the warm- est attachment to his illustrious patron , and addressed him in such terms as the following : " The vast addition of renown which your Grace has acquired , and the wonderful preservation of your ...
... perhaps he felt at the time - the warm- est attachment to his illustrious patron , and addressed him in such terms as the following : " The vast addition of renown which your Grace has acquired , and the wonderful preservation of your ...
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