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... favour of one in the middle ranks of life , the fine healthy fresh - coloured wife or the head gardener of one of the palaces . This person , besides the first recommendation of an excellent consti- tution , and much maternal experience ...
... favour of one in the middle ranks of life , the fine healthy fresh - coloured wife or the head gardener of one of the palaces . This person , besides the first recommendation of an excellent consti- tution , and much maternal experience ...
Page 16
... favour . That the security of this goverment being built on Whig principles , and alone supported by Whig zeal ; that the establish- ment of the present royal family being settled in the timely overthrow of Queen Anne's last ministry ...
... favour . That the security of this goverment being built on Whig principles , and alone supported by Whig zeal ; that the establish- ment of the present royal family being settled in the timely overthrow of Queen Anne's last ministry ...
Page 36
... favour more we must apply , Though little can these barren tracts supply ; Permit us , since both gold and pearl you scorn , Your royal brows with myrtles to adorn . " The young ladies then with graceful respect and sprightliness ...
... favour more we must apply , Though little can these barren tracts supply ; Permit us , since both gold and pearl you scorn , Your royal brows with myrtles to adorn . " The young ladies then with graceful respect and sprightliness ...
Page 45
... favour and protection . But soon after her arrival , on studying the genius of the nation , and contemplating the consequences likely to ensue , the queen perceived the necessity of restricting her pa- tronage almost entirely to the ...
... favour and protection . But soon after her arrival , on studying the genius of the nation , and contemplating the consequences likely to ensue , the queen perceived the necessity of restricting her pa- tronage almost entirely to the ...
Page 54
... favour , who will always be particularly offended whenever the public peace is disturbed , and the laws insulted , by those whom his majesty has honoured with his commission for the protection of both . " DR . ROBERTSON . Of the early ...
... favour , who will always be particularly offended whenever the public peace is disturbed , and the laws insulted , by those whom his majesty has honoured with his commission for the protection of both . " DR . ROBERTSON . Of the early ...
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