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... published in that pelled to resign , owing to an adverse excellent periodical a romance entitled vote in the House of Commons , in 1855. " Tolla . " In 1856 he made his début as This was occasioned by a general im- a dramatic writer ...
... published in that pelled to resign , owing to an adverse excellent periodical a romance entitled vote in the House of Commons , in 1855. " Tolla . " In 1856 he made his début as This was occasioned by a general im- a dramatic writer ...
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... published by him in 1837. To collect these countries forming afterwards the the facts relating to the subject , he chief object of a second expedition , spent eight summers upon the glaciers of which continued from 1838 till 1841 . the ...
... published by him in 1837. To collect these countries forming afterwards the the facts relating to the subject , he chief object of a second expedition , spent eight summers upon the glaciers of which continued from 1838 till 1841 . the ...
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... published several poetic productions , which have been well re- ceived , has held several University ap- pointments , and various preferments in the Church . His Greek Old and New Testaments have been carefully pre- pared . He is also ...
... published several poetic productions , which have been well re- ceived , has held several University ap- pointments , and various preferments in the Church . His Greek Old and New Testaments have been carefully pre- pared . He is also ...
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... published a continuation of his " History , " being the " History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in 1852 , " and in the early part of this year ( 1860 ) Sir Archibald published another edition of ...
... published a continuation of his " History , " being the " History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in 1852 , " and in the early part of this year ( 1860 ) Sir Archibald published another edition of ...
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... published in 1833 and 1850 , under the title of “ Lit térature et Voyages . " in the midst of a population scarcely in- fluenced by the habits of civilized life . In the southern provinces of Mexico he has succeeded in forming an ...
... published in 1833 and 1850 , under the title of “ Lit térature et Voyages . " in the midst of a population scarcely in- fluenced by the habits of civilized life . In the southern provinces of Mexico he has succeeded in forming an ...
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Page 81 - In 1837 he was called to the House of Lords, on the death of his father. The great fortune to which he became heir he employed in improving the condition of his regiment. He acquired a good deal of notoriety in connexion with the "black bottle...
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