Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III, Volume 1 |
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... known political ad- versaries , and the disapproval , admitted to be just , of conduct frequently held by the party for whose ser- vices to the cause of freedom he is most grateful , will be taken as some evidence of general ...
... known political ad- versaries , and the disapproval , admitted to be just , of conduct frequently held by the party for whose ser- vices to the cause of freedom he is most grateful , will be taken as some evidence of general ...
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... known how substantially he insisted upon being the King de facto as well as de jure . The American war , the long exclusion of the liberal party , the French Revolution , the Catholic question , are all sad monuments of his real power ...
... known how substantially he insisted upon being the King de facto as well as de jure . The American war , the long exclusion of the liberal party , the French Revolution , the Catholic question , are all sad monuments of his real power ...
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... known as the second William Pitt . It bears date August 9th , 1775. " The making Lord Chatham's family suffer for the conduct of their father is not in the least agreeable to my sentiments . But I should choose to know him to be totally ...
... known as the second William Pitt . It bears date August 9th , 1775. " The making Lord Chatham's family suffer for the conduct of their father is not in the least agreeable to my sentiments . But I should choose to know him to be totally ...
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... known to us by the events which history has recorded to have happened under his administration . Yet even of his share in bring- ing these about , little has been preserved of detail . So , fragments of his speeches have been handed ...
... known to us by the events which history has recorded to have happened under his administration . Yet even of his share in bring- ing these about , little has been preserved of detail . So , fragments of his speeches have been handed ...
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... known in modern times . The first place among the great qualities which distinguished Lord Chatham , is unquestionably due to firmness of purpose , resolute determination in the pur- suit of his objects . This was the characteristic of ...
... known in modern times . The first place among the great qualities which distinguished Lord Chatham , is unquestionably due to firmness of purpose , resolute determination in the pur- suit of his objects . This was the characteristic of ...
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