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... head of its sleeping master on purpose to crush a fly upon his cheek , is a type of the service which on this occasion Godolphin rendered to his party . " The trial did much to bring about the downfall of the Whig ministry . there he ...
... head of its sleeping master on purpose to crush a fly upon his cheek , is a type of the service which on this occasion Godolphin rendered to his party . " The trial did much to bring about the downfall of the Whig ministry . there he ...
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... head of the State ; but neither is true , for the estates are complete without the presence of the king . The title of Head of the Church was given by Act of Parliament to Henry VIII .; but the Act which gave it was repealed by Mary ...
... head of the State ; but neither is true , for the estates are complete without the presence of the king . The title of Head of the Church was given by Act of Parliament to Henry VIII .; but the Act which gave it was repealed by Mary ...
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... ) . B. FLORENCE SCARLETT . JUVENILE AUTHORS ( 8th S. iv . 349 , 490 ) .— The query under this head has been answered in part by letter . I am informed by a correspondent at 8th 8. V. JAN . 6 , '94 . ] 11 NOTES AND QUERIES .
... ) . B. FLORENCE SCARLETT . JUVENILE AUTHORS ( 8th S. iv . 349 , 490 ) .— The query under this head has been answered in part by letter . I am informed by a correspondent at 8th 8. V. JAN . 6 , '94 . ] 11 NOTES AND QUERIES .
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... head and body stone , near the Fulham Road entrance , lie the remains of old ROBERT PIERPOINT . DICK ENGLAND ( 8th S. iv . 429 ) .- Steinmetz's ' The Gaming Table ' will supply some particulars of the life of this gentleman " sharp ...
... head and body stone , near the Fulham Road entrance , lie the remains of old ROBERT PIERPOINT . DICK ENGLAND ( 8th S. iv . 429 ) .- Steinmetz's ' The Gaming Table ' will supply some particulars of the life of this gentleman " sharp ...
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... HEAD MASTER OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE ( 8th S. iv . 527 ) .- The degree of D.D. was conferred upon the Rev. Henry Dison Gabell by Charles Manners - Sutton , Archbishop of Canter- bury , on Jan. 4 , 1811 . G. F. R. B. Miscellaneous . NOTES ...
... HEAD MASTER OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE ( 8th S. iv . 527 ) .- The degree of D.D. was conferred upon the Rev. Henry Dison Gabell by Charles Manners - Sutton , Archbishop of Canter- bury , on Jan. 4 , 1811 . G. F. R. B. Miscellaneous . NOTES ...
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