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Page viii
... King William IV . I have also gratefully to acknowledge the great kindness of Sir Arthur Gordon , who has placed the whole of the privately printed correspondence of Lord Aberdeen at my disposal ; of Lord Clarendon , who has given me ...
... King William IV . I have also gratefully to acknowledge the great kindness of Sir Arthur Gordon , who has placed the whole of the privately printed correspondence of Lord Aberdeen at my disposal ; of Lord Clarendon , who has given me ...
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... King's accession . Westminster , Wednesday , October 26. - Ditto [ i.e. not so cold ] . The fellows expected a play to - day , but Carey would not give it . At twelve o'clock the fellows hissed , and Carey called them back and flogged ...
... King's accession . Westminster , Wednesday , October 26. - Ditto [ i.e. not so cold ] . The fellows expected a play to - day , but Carey would not give it . At twelve o'clock the fellows hissed , and Carey called them back and flogged ...
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... king ' of Spain , is living in exile , and earning his bread as a fisherman , while Diego , a usurper , occupies his throne . Soon afterwards he began compiling a scrap medley , or common - place book , in which he entered any epigram ...
... king ' of Spain , is living in exile , and earning his bread as a fisherman , while Diego , a usurper , occupies his throne . Soon afterwards he began compiling a scrap medley , or common - place book , in which he entered any epigram ...
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... was only nineteen behind ; and I know he will to - day poll no fewer than seventeen divines , staunch supporters of Church and King . University totally disgraced themselves by choosing Lord Henry Petty when 1807-1812 29 EDUCATION.
... was only nineteen behind ; and I know he will to - day poll no fewer than seventeen divines , staunch supporters of Church and King . University totally disgraced themselves by choosing Lord Henry Petty when 1807-1812 29 EDUCATION.
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... kings are placed , where the representative peers are chosen , and where two French gentlemen hear mass every Sunday . The portraits are shockingly painted , the peers are shamefully chosen , and the High Mass would shock the ears of ...
... kings are placed , where the representative peers are chosen , and where two French gentlemen hear mass every Sunday . The portraits are shockingly painted , the peers are shamefully chosen , and the High Mass would shock the ears of ...
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Page viii - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.