A history of England, from the conclusion of the great war in 1815 [to 1858].Longmans, Green, and Company, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... Chief , the Duke of Portland Its Second Chief , Perceval Its Third Chief , Lord Liverpool • 260 261 • 262 • 268 271 . 272 273 • The Chancellor , Lord Eldon 276 The Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth 280 The Leaders of the Opposition : Lord ...
... Chief , the Duke of Portland Its Second Chief , Perceval Its Third Chief , Lord Liverpool • 260 261 • 262 • 268 271 . 272 273 • The Chancellor , Lord Eldon 276 The Home Secretary , Lord Sidmouth 280 The Leaders of the Opposition : Lord ...
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... chief burthen of the contest , though the struggle had been sustained by her resources , alone among the allies she forbore to claim any return for the enormous sacrifices which the war had entailed on her . Yet the effect of the ...
... chief burthen of the contest , though the struggle had been sustained by her resources , alone among the allies she forbore to claim any return for the enormous sacrifices which the war had entailed on her . Yet the effect of the ...
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... chief worthies of England . A feeble body had not interfered with the growth of a vigorous mind , and the beardless young man , only twenty - three years of age , proved himself at the very outset of his career a match for the most ...
... chief worthies of England . A feeble body had not interfered with the growth of a vigorous mind , and the beardless young man , only twenty - three years of age , proved himself at the very outset of his career a match for the most ...
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... Lord Colchester , who was chief secretary for Ireland in 1802 , says that the population at that time was estimated by one leading Irishman at 3,000,000 , and by another at 4,000,000 . The census of 1813 was 26 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... Lord Colchester , who was chief secretary for Ireland in 1802 , says that the population at that time was estimated by one leading Irishman at 3,000,000 , and by another at 4,000,000 . The census of 1813 was 26 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... chief justice of the King's Bench ; Pollexfen , who , after serving for a few weeks as attorney- general , was made chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas ; Treby , who succeeded Pollexfen as attorney- general - all took the king's ...
... chief justice of the King's Bench ; Pollexfen , who , after serving for a few weeks as attorney- general , was made chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas ; Treby , who succeeded Pollexfen as attorney- general - all took the king's ...
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