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... throne placed it in his power to bestow it ; but her daughter was made laundress to his majesty , a sinecure place of good emolument . HIS FIRST TUTOR . The first tutor of George III . was Dr. Francis Ayscough , who married the sister ...
... throne placed it in his power to bestow it ; but her daughter was made laundress to his majesty , a sinecure place of good emolument . HIS FIRST TUTOR . The first tutor of George III . was Dr. Francis Ayscough , who married the sister ...
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... throne , he exclaimed with pride and exulta- tion , Ah , I taught the boy to speak . " " On the 4th of January , 1749 , the children of his royal highness , with the aid of some of the juvenile branches of the nobility , performed the ...
... throne , he exclaimed with pride and exulta- tion , Ah , I taught the boy to speak . " " On the 4th of January , 1749 , the children of his royal highness , with the aid of some of the juvenile branches of the nobility , performed the ...
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... throne of these kingdoms . " * * " That whoever advised the refusal of an audience to the Bishop of Norwich , who was so justly alarmed at the wrong methods which he saw taken in the education of the Prince of Wales , is an enemy to ...
... throne of these kingdoms . " * * " That whoever advised the refusal of an audience to the Bishop of Norwich , who was so justly alarmed at the wrong methods which he saw taken in the education of the Prince of Wales , is an enemy to ...
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... throne ; but on ac- count of his great age , being then upwards of seventy , he chose to enjoy otium cum dignitate . Lord Bathurst's integrity gained him the esteem even of his oppo- nents ; and his humanity and benevolence , the affec ...
... throne ; but on ac- count of his great age , being then upwards of seventy , he chose to enjoy otium cum dignitate . Lord Bathurst's integrity gained him the esteem even of his oppo- nents ; and his humanity and benevolence , the affec ...
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... throne opened to George III . at a moment of great public prosperity , when the 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 ...
... throne opened to George III . at a moment of great public prosperity , when the 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 ...
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