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... side it is always " My dear Sir . " I have also obtained some communications of considerable value through the kindness of the Duke of Bedford , of Lord St. Germans , of Mr. Dundas of Arniston , and of other gentlemen , to whom my warm ...
... side it is always " My dear Sir . " I have also obtained some communications of considerable value through the kindness of the Duke of Bedford , of Lord St. Germans , of Mr. Dundas of Arniston , and of other gentlemen , to whom my warm ...
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... side as long as he lives . " 2 As the " little boy " grew up , he evinced to all around him many other tokens of his genius and ambi- tion . In April , 1772 , during a few days ' absence , we find Lady Chatham write as follows to her ...
... side as long as he lives . " 2 As the " little boy " grew up , he evinced to all around him many other tokens of his genius and ambi- tion . In April , 1772 , during a few days ' absence , we find Lady Chatham write as follows to her ...
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... side is a faithful servant of the Crown ; on the other an ambitious and unprincipled conspirator . At length the King , who had been missing , re - appears , resumes his power , and 4 Memoirs of William Hayley , written by Himself , vol ...
... side is a faithful servant of the Crown ; on the other an ambitious and unprincipled conspirator . At length the King , who had been missing , re - appears , resumes his power , and 4 Memoirs of William Hayley , written by Himself , vol ...
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... side of the question . The authors whom he preferred for this purpose were Livy , Thucydides , and Sallust . Upon these occasions his observations were not unfrequently committed to paper , and furnished a topic for conversation with me ...
... side of the question . The authors whom he preferred for this purpose were Livy , Thucydides , and Sallust . Upon these occasions his observations were not unfrequently committed to paper , and furnished a topic for conversation with me ...
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... side by Lord Mahon , and on the other by Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc , the head of the Pitt family . Late the same afternoon we find him write as follows from Lord Mahon's house in Harley Street to Lady Chatham , who had remained at Hayes ...
... side by Lord Mahon , and on the other by Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc , the head of the Pitt family . Late the same afternoon we find him write as follows from Lord Mahon's house in Harley Street to Lady Chatham , who had remained at Hayes ...
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Էջ 283 - Above the rest, majestically great, Behold the infant Atlas of the state, The matchless miracle of modern days ; In whom Britannia to the world displays A sight to make surrounding nations stare ; A kingdom trusted to a schoolboy's care...
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