The English nation; or, A history of England in the lives of Englishmen, Volumen 5A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... became my positive duty , however wounded in pride and ambition , to relinquish it , and if I had not been already satisfied on the subject , the increased opposition in the Dardanelles would have convinced me I had done right , when I ...
... became my positive duty , however wounded in pride and ambition , to relinquish it , and if I had not been already satisfied on the subject , the increased opposition in the Dardanelles would have convinced me I had done right , when I ...
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... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
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... became so much dis- abled off Scilly , that he deemed it necessary to return to England . His conduct upon this occasion did not , however , fully satisfy those who presided over the naval affairs of this country , as they thought he ...
... became so much dis- abled off Scilly , that he deemed it necessary to return to England . His conduct upon this occasion did not , however , fully satisfy those who presided over the naval affairs of this country , as they thought he ...
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... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
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... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
... became first acquainted with the lady whom he afterwards married , and whose existence became so closely identified with his own . In 1800 he was created king's counsel ; and in 1806 , when Fox came into office , he was made solicitor ...
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