Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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... character of statesmen and rulers is improved . Examples are held up of the faults which they are to avoid , and of the virtues which VOL . I. B they are to cultivate . Nor can history ever be INTRODUCTION GEORGE III.
... character of statesmen and rulers is improved . Examples are held up of the faults which they are to avoid , and of the virtues which VOL . I. B they are to cultivate . Nor can history ever be INTRODUCTION GEORGE III.
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... character and the conduct of their predecessors be tho- roughly scrutinized . This task has been attempted in the following work , which aspires , therefore , to a higher office than merely amusing the vacant hours of the idle ( the ...
... character and the conduct of their predecessors be tho- roughly scrutinized . This task has been attempted in the following work , which aspires , therefore , to a higher office than merely amusing the vacant hours of the idle ( the ...
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... character and conduct a matter of the deepest interest not only to the people of his vast dominions , but to all mankind . He presided over the destinies of the British Empire , the only free state in the world , during an age that wit ...
... character and conduct a matter of the deepest interest not only to the people of his vast dominions , but to all mankind . He presided over the destinies of the British Empire , the only free state in the world , during an age that wit ...
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... characters an appear- ance of inflexible consistency , which is often mistaken for greatness of mind , and not seldom received as a sub- stitute for honesty . In all that related to his ... character ; and his treatment of his 6 GEORGE III .
... characters an appear- ance of inflexible consistency , which is often mistaken for greatness of mind , and not seldom received as a sub- stitute for honesty . In all that related to his ... character ; and his treatment of his 6 GEORGE III .
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... character now portrayed had its origin in natural defect , and part of it in a mind tinged with disease , yet they who had the care of his youth are deeply answerable for the neglect which both added to it many defects , and prevented ...
... character now portrayed had its origin in natural defect , and part of it in a mind tinged with disease , yet they who had the care of his youth are deeply answerable for the neglect which both added to it many defects , and prevented ...
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