Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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... his own ; all of them kinds of knowledge as certainly worthy of princes as they are generally despised by them . That he was a diligent man of business , punc- tual to his appointments , regular in the distribution of 8 GEORGE III .
... his own ; all of them kinds of knowledge as certainly worthy of princes as they are generally despised by them . That he was a diligent man of business , punc- tual to his appointments , regular in the distribution of 8 GEORGE III .
Page 9
... certainly , while his reason remained entire , but especially during the earlier pe- riod of his reign , interfered in the affairs of government more than any prince who ever sat upon the throne of this country since our monarchy was ...
... certainly , while his reason remained entire , but especially during the earlier pe- riod of his reign , interfered in the affairs of government more than any prince who ever sat upon the throne of this country since our monarchy was ...
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... certainly the only one that ever underwent his revision . If any one will · only compare the extreme slenderness of these grounds upon which to estimate a speaker's claim to renown , or to judge of the characteristics of his eloquence ...
... certainly the only one that ever underwent his revision . If any one will · only compare the extreme slenderness of these grounds upon which to estimate a speaker's claim to renown , or to judge of the characteristics of his eloquence ...
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... certainly make all defaulters , whether through misfeasance or through nonfeasance , accountable for whatever detriment the commonwealth might sustain at their hands . Over his immediate coadjutors his influence swiftly obtained an ...
... certainly make all defaulters , whether through misfeasance or through nonfeasance , accountable for whatever detriment the commonwealth might sustain at their hands . Over his immediate coadjutors his influence swiftly obtained an ...
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... certainly been formed to eject him from the Minis- try , leaving the chief control of affairs in the feeble hands of Lord Bute , whose only support was Court favour , and whose chief talent lay in an expertness at intrigue , yet there ...
... certainly been formed to eject him from the Minis- try , leaving the chief control of affairs in the feeble hands of Lord Bute , whose only support was Court favour , and whose chief talent lay in an expertness at intrigue , yet there ...
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