The English nation; or, A history of England in the lives of Englishmen, Volumen 5A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... possessing , for his rank , but a slender fortune , he was appointed counsel to the commissioners of the revenue , with the emoluments of which he was satisfied , spending a considerable portion of his time in rural retirement ; but the ...
... possessing , for his rank , but a slender fortune , he was appointed counsel to the commissioners of the revenue , with the emoluments of which he was satisfied , spending a considerable portion of his time in rural retirement ; but the ...
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... possessed considerable estates in the counties of Worcester and Gloucester . ' His father was a clergyman , and held the living of Church - hill in Glouces tershire , a village near Daylesford . On his decease , young Hastings was ...
... possessed considerable estates in the counties of Worcester and Gloucester . ' His father was a clergyman , and held the living of Church - hill in Glouces tershire , a village near Daylesford . On his decease , young Hastings was ...
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... possessing inordinate wealth , —and when , in addition to the charge of extravagance , I was publicly accused of the most corrupt disposal of it , -I was actually on the verge of penury and in fear of wanting the means of acquiring the ...
... possessing inordinate wealth , —and when , in addition to the charge of extravagance , I was publicly accused of the most corrupt disposal of it , -I was actually on the verge of penury and in fear of wanting the means of acquiring the ...
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... possessed for the purpose of advancing the well - being of his fellow - creatures : and I know not any mode by which I can so effectually advance that well - being , as by endeavouring to improve the criminal laws of my country . It has ...
... possessed for the purpose of advancing the well - being of his fellow - creatures : and I know not any mode by which I can so effectually advance that well - being , as by endeavouring to improve the criminal laws of my country . It has ...
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... possessed great influence at court . The same patronage , at a later period , obtained for this favourite of fortune the lucrative office of clerk of parliament . When Shelburne became prime minister , in 1782 , he had occasion for the ...
... possessed great influence at court . The same patronage , at a later period , obtained for this favourite of fortune the lucrative office of clerk of parliament . When Shelburne became prime minister , in 1782 , he had occasion for the ...
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