A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 12
... less jealous than any of his predecessors . He signified his dis- pleasure to Sunderland , who , with all his adherents , declared for the bill . His majesty , far from sus- pecting that his favourite minister entertained a secret ...
... less jealous than any of his predecessors . He signified his dis- pleasure to Sunderland , who , with all his adherents , declared for the bill . His majesty , far from sus- pecting that his favourite minister entertained a secret ...
Page 14
... less jealous than any of his predecessors . He signified his dis- pleasure to Sunderland , who , with all his adherents , declared for the bill . His majesty , far from sus- pecting that his favourite minister entertained a secret ...
... less jealous than any of his predecessors . He signified his dis- pleasure to Sunderland , who , with all his adherents , declared for the bill . His majesty , far from sus- pecting that his favourite minister entertained a secret ...
Page 24
... less would he endeavour to obtain by solicitation any throne that was not his due ; that his acceptance of any other sceptre would amount to an abdication of what he deemed his right ; that therefore he was resolved to remain in his ...
... less would he endeavour to obtain by solicitation any throne that was not his due ; that his acceptance of any other sceptre would amount to an abdication of what he deemed his right ; that therefore he was resolved to remain in his ...
Page 61
... less confusion , difficulties , and dilatoriness in all public affairs , while , without declaring for either of the parties , he had the prospect of prevail- ing at length upon both . Such was accordingly the plan he adopted , and ...
... less confusion , difficulties , and dilatoriness in all public affairs , while , without declaring for either of the parties , he had the prospect of prevail- ing at length upon both . Such was accordingly the plan he adopted , and ...
Page 71
... less than a religious enthusiast ; and this can the less be de- nied , as he himself solemnly , though tacitly , ac- knowledged it in his private conferences with mares- chal Boufflers , previous to the treaty of Riswick , when he ...
... less than a religious enthusiast ; and this can the less be de- nied , as he himself solemnly , though tacitly , ac- knowledged it in his private conferences with mares- chal Boufflers , previous to the treaty of Riswick , when he ...
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