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... honour , and my shame ) had learnt several pages in your little book of verses , without any directions from me . " On the publication of Dr. Leland's admirable view of Deistical Writers , the prince , though then in the bloom of youth ...
... honour , and my shame ) had learnt several pages in your little book of verses , without any directions from me . " On the publication of Dr. Leland's admirable view of Deistical Writers , the prince , though then in the bloom of youth ...
Page 13
... honour of those who had conducted their education , the Princess Augusta , afterwards Duchess of Brunswick , and mother of her present majesty , and Prince Edward , afterwards Duke C of York , delivered an Epilogue , of which the GEORGE ...
... honour of those who had conducted their education , the Princess Augusta , afterwards Duchess of Brunswick , and mother of her present majesty , and Prince Edward , afterwards Duke C of York , delivered an Epilogue , of which the GEORGE ...
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... honour ; at last some one recollected that he had seen a nobleman in Mr.M.'s chariot . Lord Bute was accordingly invited to be of the party , where he so pleased the prince ( who had never seen him before , ) that he invited him to Kew ...
... honour ; at last some one recollected that he had seen a nobleman in Mr.M.'s chariot . Lord Bute was accordingly invited to be of the party , where he so pleased the prince ( who had never seen him before , ) that he invited him to Kew ...
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... honour and credit of the nation stood singularly high ; and when there were , happily , no divisions at home to obstruct those measures which had carried terror to our enemies abroad . The British army had been successful every where ...
... honour and credit of the nation stood singularly high ; and when there were , happily , no divisions at home to obstruct those measures which had carried terror to our enemies abroad . The British army had been successful every where ...
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... honour of knighthood ; these were Thomas Rawlinson , Esq . , and Francis Gosling , Esq . Although the death of George II . had taken place very unexpectedly , and the young sovereign could not avoid feeling somewhat embarrassed by the ...
... honour of knighthood ; these were Thomas Rawlinson , Esq . , and Francis Gosling , Esq . Although the death of George II . had taken place very unexpectedly , and the young sovereign could not avoid feeling somewhat embarrassed by the ...
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