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... Lyttelton and Pitt , who , when they were weary of faction and debates , used at Wickham to find books and quiet , a decent table , and literary conversation . There is at Wickham a walk made by Pitt ; and , what is of far more ...
... Lyttelton and Pitt , who , when they were weary of faction and debates , used at Wickham to find books and quiet , a decent table , and literary conversation . There is at Wickham a walk made by Pitt ; and , what is of far more ...
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... Lyttelton became [ Oct. 1737 ] his secretary , and was supposed to have great influence in the direction of his conduct . He persuaded his master , whose business it was now to be popular , that he ... LYTTELTON LORD LYTTELTON (1709-1773)
... Lyttelton became [ Oct. 1737 ] his secretary , and was supposed to have great influence in the direction of his conduct . He persuaded his master , whose business it was now to be popular , that he ... LYTTELTON LORD LYTTELTON (1709-1773)
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... Lyttelton , with humble gratitude , returned , in a note which I have read , acknow- ledgments which can never be proper , since they must be paid either for flattery or for justice . When , in the latter part of the last reign , the ...
... Lyttelton , with humble gratitude , returned , in a note which I have read , acknow- ledgments which can never be proper , since they must be paid either for flattery or for justice . When , in the latter part of the last reign , the ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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