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Page 24
... give liberty to the people , they give power to the prince ; and are a mutual support of the prerogatives of the crown and the rights of the subject . " The promptness of the City of London , in the presentation of their congratulatory ...
... give liberty to the people , they give power to the prince ; and are a mutual support of the prerogatives of the crown and the rights of the subject . " The promptness of the City of London , in the presentation of their congratulatory ...
Page 58
... give him his opinion of the measures and characters now exhibited in the political world . Mr. Pitt did so with some reluctance , and great civility . Lord Bute heard him very patiently , entering into no defence , but said at the ...
... give him his opinion of the measures and characters now exhibited in the political world . Mr. Pitt did so with some reluctance , and great civility . Lord Bute heard him very patiently , entering into no defence , but said at the ...
Page 68
... give you my promise , when under the direction of God these national tumults shall have ceased , if I survive , you will find me your friend . " The duke kept his word , and the youth was handsomely pro- vided for at Whitehall . His ...
... give you my promise , when under the direction of God these national tumults shall have ceased , if I survive , you will find me your friend . " The duke kept his word , and the youth was handsomely pro- vided for at Whitehall . His ...
Page 69
... give him a commission . Some time afterwards , the officer came to his royal highness , and entreated leave to resign the rank which he had conferred on him . Surprised at so extraor- dinary a request , the duke demanded the reason ...
... give him a commission . Some time afterwards , the officer came to his royal highness , and entreated leave to resign the rank which he had conferred on him . Surprised at so extraor- dinary a request , the duke demanded the reason ...
Page 70
... give less than the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood , in order that no improper ad- vantages might be taken by other labourers to raise their wages . But he made up for this seeming defi- ciency , by ordering his workmen every ...
... give less than the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood , in order that no improper ad- vantages might be taken by other labourers to raise their wages . But he made up for this seeming defi- ciency , by ordering his workmen every ...
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