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... gave * Mr. Lecky observes that Walpole's long ascendancy was not due to any extraordinary brilliancy of eloquence . " He was a clear and forcible reasoner , ready in reply , and peculiarly successful in financial exposition , but he had ...
... gave * Mr. Lecky observes that Walpole's long ascendancy was not due to any extraordinary brilliancy of eloquence . " He was a clear and forcible reasoner , ready in reply , and peculiarly successful in financial exposition , but he had ...
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... gave to our Government that character of lenity which it has since generally preserved . The lives of his oppo- nents were frequently in his power ; but he had no love of blood , and he invariably spared them . With few ex- We have said ...
... gave to our Government that character of lenity which it has since generally preserved . The lives of his oppo- nents were frequently in his power ; but he had no love of blood , and he invariably spared them . With few ex- We have said ...
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... steeple . They rebell'd in the Doctor's defence , . Who so coldly had cried their pow'r down , And freely gave up their pretence , To fight for the Church and the Crown . 24 DISMISSAL OF THE WHIG MINISTRY . the Tories to.
... steeple . They rebell'd in the Doctor's defence , . Who so coldly had cried their pow'r down , And freely gave up their pretence , To fight for the Church and the Crown . 24 DISMISSAL OF THE WHIG MINISTRY . the Tories to.
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... to U - trick we did go . Let no one e'er reproach her , That borrow or that gain Invited her to Battail , For then she gave up Spain , When to U - trick we did go , etc. 26 THE SCHISM ACT . became the pressing question of.
... to U - trick we did go . Let no one e'er reproach her , That borrow or that gain Invited her to Battail , For then she gave up Spain , When to U - trick we did go , etc. 26 THE SCHISM ACT . became the pressing question of.
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... gave up all Europe For castles in the air , Great Britain for the South Sea , And we may all go there , If a trading we will What strange contradictions We of late have seen , go , etc. A conquering and a glorious , And yet a losing ...
... gave up all Europe For castles in the air , Great Britain for the South Sea , And we may all go there , If a trading we will What strange contradictions We of late have seen , go , etc. A conquering and a glorious , And yet a losing ...
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English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
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