The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... hands of the enemy ; for the earl of Peterborough , who had marched from Valencia with two thousand men , found it impracti- cable to enter the city . Nevertheless , he maintained his post upon the hills and with surprising courage and ...
... hands of the enemy ; for the earl of Peterborough , who had marched from Valencia with two thousand men , found it impracti- cable to enter the city . Nevertheless , he maintained his post upon the hills and with surprising courage and ...
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... completed the confusion of the enemy , who were defeated on all hands , and retired with precipitation to the other side of the Po , while the duke of Savoy entered his capital in triumph . The 10 1706 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... completed the confusion of the enemy , who were defeated on all hands , and retired with precipitation to the other side of the Po , while the duke of Savoy entered his capital in triumph . The 10 1706 . HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... hands of the victors , his thigh being shattered with a ball , and died in a few hours after the amputation . Of the French army about five thousand men were slain on the field of battle : a great number of officers , and upwards of ...
... hands of the victors , his thigh being shattered with a ball , and died in a few hours after the amputation . Of the French army about five thousand men were slain on the field of battle : a great number of officers , and upwards of ...
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... hand to a happy union of the two kingdoms ; and that she should look upon it as a particular happiness , if this great work , which had been so often attempted without success , could be brought to per- fection in her reign . When the ...
... hand to a happy union of the two kingdoms ; and that she should look upon it as a particular happiness , if this great work , which had been so often attempted without success , could be brought to per- fection in her reign . When the ...
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... hand , the whigs promoted it with such zeal that it passed by a majority of one hundred and fourteen , before the others had recollected themselves from the surprise which the structure of the bill had occasioned . It made its way ...
... hand , the whigs promoted it with such zeal that it passed by a majority of one hundred and fourteen , before the others had recollected themselves from the surprise which the structure of the bill had occasioned . It made its way ...
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