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... supported Romilly and Mackintosh in their attempts to ameliorate the Penal Code . He also unsuccessfully endeavoured to bring in a bill for amend- ing the Poor Laws . In 1827 , when Mr. Canning sought the assistance of the Whigs , Mr ...
... supported Romilly and Mackintosh in their attempts to ameliorate the Penal Code . He also unsuccessfully endeavoured to bring in a bill for amend- ing the Poor Laws . In 1827 , when Mr. Canning sought the assistance of the Whigs , Mr ...
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... supported by others , as at Kit's Coty House , near Maidstone ; ( 3 ) stone circles , as at Stonehenge , Avebury , and Long Meg and her Daughters , near Penrith ; ( 4 ) barrows , oblong or round , which consist of mounds of earth ...
... supported by others , as at Kit's Coty House , near Maidstone ; ( 3 ) stone circles , as at Stonehenge , Avebury , and Long Meg and her Daughters , near Penrith ; ( 4 ) barrows , oblong or round , which consist of mounds of earth ...
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... supported the efforts of the Commission for the Union . He fought at Oudenarde and Malplaquet ; but was at enmity with Marlborough , his commander - in - chief . At this time he was closely connected with the Tories , and was appointed ...
... supported the efforts of the Commission for the Union . He fought at Oudenarde and Malplaquet ; but was at enmity with Marlborough , his commander - in - chief . At this time he was closely connected with the Tories , and was appointed ...
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... supported the Reformers ; and by his opposition to the Darnley marriage , incurred the resentment of Queen Mary , so that he judged it prudent to retire to Eng- land . Returning some time afterwards , he was reconciled to the queen ...
... supported the Reformers ; and by his opposition to the Darnley marriage , incurred the resentment of Queen Mary , so that he judged it prudent to retire to Eng- land . Returning some time afterwards , he was reconciled to the queen ...
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... supported them , was thus exposed to a hotter fire than any troops had ever before encountered in India . To save it , more troops had to be moved up amid this terrific fire . The in- domitable courage and energy of the British troops ...
... supported them , was thus exposed to a hotter fire than any troops had ever before encountered in India . To save it , more troops had to be moved up amid this terrific fire . The in- domitable courage and energy of the British troops ...
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