The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom, Volume 6C. Knight & Company, 1841 - Great Britain |
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... ment and Richmond with the conviction that his reign was over , and immediately waited upon The Compton with the king's commands . " Sir Spencer Compton , " says Walpole's son , " was speaker of the House of Commons , and treasurer , I ...
... ment and Richmond with the conviction that his reign was over , and immediately waited upon The Compton with the king's commands . " Sir Spencer Compton , " says Walpole's son , " was speaker of the House of Commons , and treasurer , I ...
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... ment . The address of condolence and congratu- lation was moved by Sir Paul Methuen , was seconded by Walpole , and was carried without any attempt at opposition . On the 3rd of July Walpole proposed that the entire revenue of the civil ...
... ment . The address of condolence and congratu- lation was moved by Sir Paul Methuen , was seconded by Walpole , and was carried without any attempt at opposition . On the 3rd of July Walpole proposed that the entire revenue of the civil ...
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... ment useless , to cover embezzlement , and to screen corrupt and rapacious ministers ; and , in the course of a prolonged debate , the ministers were repeat- edly and loudly called upon to give an account of the moneys : but all that ...
... ment useless , to cover embezzlement , and to screen corrupt and rapacious ministers ; and , in the course of a prolonged debate , the ministers were repeat- edly and loudly called upon to give an account of the moneys : but all that ...
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... ment of this money at his majesty's death . There is , however , one strong argument in excuse of the still growing bribery and corruption of Robert Walpole : the majority of public men were so de- testably mean and venal that there ...
... ment of this money at his majesty's death . There is , however , one strong argument in excuse of the still growing bribery and corruption of Robert Walpole : the majority of public men were so de- testably mean and venal that there ...
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... ment at Madrid accused the servants of the Por- tuguese minister there of rescuing a criminal , and threw the said servants into prison . Every foreign ambassador at Madrid took part with the Portuguese envoy , and considered himself ...
... ment at Madrid accused the servants of the Por- tuguese minister there of rescuing a criminal , and threw the said servants into prison . Every foreign ambassador at Madrid took part with the Portuguese envoy , and considered himself ...
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