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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... whole fair , can- did , and discriminating . " English Review . " Lord Mahon's work will supply a desideratum which has long been felt - a really good history of the last 150 years . It is written with an ease of style , a command of ...
... whole fair , can- did , and discriminating . " English Review . " Lord Mahon's work will supply a desideratum which has long been felt - a really good history of the last 150 years . It is written with an ease of style , a command of ...
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... whole people , -whilst Blenheim and Ramillies were prepared by British treasure , and won by British skill and British bravery , the disgrace of the peace , that low and unworthy result of such great achievements , should rest on only a ...
... whole people , -whilst Blenheim and Ramillies were prepared by British treasure , and won by British skill and British bravery , the disgrace of the peace , that low and unworthy result of such great achievements , should rest on only a ...
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... whole of this extraordinary character , where good and ill were perpetu ally jostling each other , what can we say , but , alas ! poor human nature ! " Lord Chesterfield's Letters - Collective Edition by Lord Mahon , vol . ii . p . 448 ...
... whole of this extraordinary character , where good and ill were perpetu ally jostling each other , what can we say , but , alas ! poor human nature ! " Lord Chesterfield's Letters - Collective Edition by Lord Mahon , vol . ii . p . 448 ...
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... whole , Marshal Berwick and the Pre- tender himself soon became convinced that Oxford's view was chiefly his own present maintenance in power , and that he had no serious intention of assisting them . * In fact , notwithstanding this ...
... whole , Marshal Berwick and the Pre- tender himself soon became convinced that Oxford's view was chiefly his own present maintenance in power , and that he had no serious intention of assisting them . * In fact , notwithstanding this ...
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... whole line with such inferior forces , instead of singling out the weakest points . The Opposition accord- ingly made a resolute stand on the 8th and 9th articles of the Treaty of Commerce , to which they knew that many of the Minis ...
... whole line with such inferior forces , instead of singling out the weakest points . The Opposition accord- ingly made a resolute stand on the 8th and 9th articles of the Treaty of Commerce , to which they knew that many of the Minis ...
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