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Page 8
... person , besides the first recommendation of an excellent consti- tution , and much maternal experience , was character- ized by qualities of a higher order -- great quickness of feeling , much goodness of heart , and a disposition 8 ...
... person , besides the first recommendation of an excellent consti- tution , and much maternal experience , was character- ized by qualities of a higher order -- great quickness of feeling , much goodness of heart , and a disposition 8 ...
Page 17
... persons , are the only men whose station is fixed and permanent ; but that all the great offices and officers are so con- stantly varied and shuffled about , to the disgrace of this country , that the best persons apprehend there is a ...
... persons , are the only men whose station is fixed and permanent ; but that all the great offices and officers are so con- stantly varied and shuffled about , to the disgrace of this country , that the best persons apprehend there is a ...
Page 18
... persons out of their employment , he ordered a committee to examine into the truth of the story . The commissioners discharged their trust with fidelity , and the only shadow of proof that appeared to warrant the complaint , was the ...
... persons out of their employment , he ordered a committee to examine into the truth of the story . The commissioners discharged their trust with fidelity , and the only shadow of proof that appeared to warrant the complaint , was the ...
Page 19
... persons could be found , of sufficient rank to entitle them to the 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 ...
... persons could be found , of sufficient rank to entitle them to the 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 ...
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... persons on whom his ma- jesty conferred 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 ...
... persons on whom his ma- jesty conferred 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 ...
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