Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough: With His Original Correspondence, Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... hope the queen will do every thing for your ease , but that of parting with you , in which , should you have a serious thought , you could not justify yourself to God or man ; for without flattery , as England is divided , there is ...
... hope the queen will do every thing for your ease , but that of parting with you , in which , should you have a serious thought , you could not justify yourself to God or man ; for without flattery , as England is divided , there is ...
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... hope for the least assistance from Mrs. Freeman in this matter . * * # " The same blustering winds which keep your letters from us continue to keep the fleet still in Torbay , which is no small mortification . " In another letter ...
... hope for the least assistance from Mrs. Freeman in this matter . * * # " The same blustering winds which keep your letters from us continue to keep the fleet still in Torbay , which is no small mortification . " In another letter ...
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... hope Mr. Hacksmore will be able to mend those faults you find in the house , but the great fault I find is , that I shall never live to see it finished ; for I had flattered myself , that if the war should happily have ended this next ...
... hope Mr. Hacksmore will be able to mend those faults you find in the house , but the great fault I find is , that I shall never live to see it finished ; for I had flattered myself , that if the war should happily have ended this next ...
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... hope , after what the Duke of Marlborough has said to you , you will not think of it again ; for , to use his words , you cannot answer it neither to God nor man , but are obliged both in conscience and honour to do it . ' Let his words ...
... hope , after what the Duke of Marlborough has said to you , you will not think of it again ; for , to use his words , you cannot answer it neither to God nor man , but are obliged both in conscience and honour to do it . ' Let his words ...
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... hope you will allow me to do it in words , when I have the honour to wait upon you . " The coldness and brevity of the queen's reply will show the slight impression which this remonstrance produced . 66 - Kensington , Sept. 28. Though I ...
... hope you will allow me to do it in words , when I have the honour to wait upon you . " The coldness and brevity of the queen's reply will show the slight impression which this remonstrance produced . 66 - Kensington , Sept. 28. Though I ...
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