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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... Present . Upwards of 100 fine Engravings on Wood , and a Map . Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs . New Edi- tion , with large additions . Numerous fine Woodcuts after Harvey , Bewick , and others - ; or , with the addition of 34 highly ...
... Present . Upwards of 100 fine Engravings on Wood , and a Map . Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs . New Edi- tion , with large additions . Numerous fine Woodcuts after Harvey , Bewick , and others - ; or , with the addition of 34 highly ...
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... present year did not less teem with similar feuds , and Marlborough was exposed to superior disquietude , in consequence of the struggle which arose from the deter- mination of the Whigs to persist in their purpose of trans- ferring the ...
... present year did not less teem with similar feuds , and Marlborough was exposed to superior disquietude , in consequence of the struggle which arose from the deter- mination of the Whigs to persist in their purpose of trans- ferring the ...
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... present advantages , is a discouragement not to be overcome by me alone . there is not one besides in any ministerial office of the government that must not be spoken to ten times over before any thing can be executed , even after it is ...
... present advantages , is a discouragement not to be overcome by me alone . there is not one besides in any ministerial office of the government that must not be spoken to ten times over before any thing can be executed , even after it is ...
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... present , he can't be supported but by the Whigs , for the others seek his destruction , which in effect is yours . Now , pray consider , if he can , by placing some few about you , gain such a confidence as shall make your business and ...
... present , he can't be supported but by the Whigs , for the others seek his destruction , which in effect is yours . Now , pray consider , if he can , by placing some few about you , gain such a confidence as shall make your business and ...
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... present to your majesty , " he observed , " a letter , not from the chancery , but from the heart of the queen , my mistress , and written with her own hand . Had not her sex prevented it , she would have crossed the sea to see a prince ...
... present to your majesty , " he observed , " a letter , not from the chancery , but from the heart of the queen , my mistress , and written with her own hand . Had not her sex prevented it , she would have crossed the sea to see a prince ...
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