History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713 - 1783 : In Seven Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1853 |
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... House of Commons , had undertaken to pur- chase a majority in favour of the Peace . A kind of mart for Members of Parliament was opened by him at his own , the Paymaster's , office . It is alleged that the lowest bribe for a vote upon ...
... House of Commons , had undertaken to pur- chase a majority in favour of the Peace . A kind of mart for Members of Parliament was opened by him at his own , the Paymaster's , office . It is alleged that the lowest bribe for a vote upon ...
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... Commons , he was , on the other hand , by no means smiled upon at Court . Lord ' Bute and the Princess Dowager had ... House , making hay . ** Finally , however , His Majesty , feeling the manifold objections that might attend his ...
... Commons , he was , on the other hand , by no means smiled upon at Court . Lord ' Bute and the Princess Dowager had ... House , making hay . ** Finally , however , His Majesty , feeling the manifold objections that might attend his ...
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... House of Commons , and desired to quit it for his promised reward , the ease and dignity of the peerage . 16 46 - Apart from such cabals , and looking to the immediate conduct of affairs , the main difficulty of the Government seemed to ...
... House of Commons , and desired to quit it for his promised reward , the ease and dignity of the peerage . 16 46 - Apart from such cabals , and looking to the immediate conduct of affairs , the main difficulty of the Government seemed to ...
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... House of Commons , but to the Lords and to the King . On more obvious grounds of interest the western counties , as Worcestershire and Devonshire , were eager and loud in their complaints . The ancient loyalty of these districts " the ...
... House of Commons , but to the Lords and to the King . On more obvious grounds of interest the western counties , as Worcestershire and Devonshire , were eager and loud in their complaints . The ancient loyalty of these districts " the ...
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... House of Commons Pitt thundered against the intru- sion of hired officers into private dwellings , and quoted the proud old maxim that every Englishman's house was , or should be , his castle . George Grenville , who had hitherto stood ...
... House of Commons Pitt thundered against the intru- sion of hired officers into private dwellings , and quoted the proud old maxim that every Englishman's house was , or should be , his castle . George Grenville , who had hitherto stood ...
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