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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... trouble them , and therefore it is very natural to defer doing so as long as one possibly can . The difficulties I labour under at this time are so great , and so uneasy to me , that they will not suffer me any longer to keep my ...
... trouble them , and therefore it is very natural to defer doing so as long as one possibly can . The difficulties I labour under at this time are so great , and so uneasy to me , that they will not suffer me any longer to keep my ...
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... trouble to write to me last night . It gives me all the grief and despair imaginable , to find that your majesty shows inclination to have me continue in your service , and yet will make it impossible for me to do so . I shall not ...
... trouble to write to me last night . It gives me all the grief and despair imaginable , to find that your majesty shows inclination to have me continue in your service , and yet will make it impossible for me to do so . I shall not ...
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... trouble ; for should the consequence be what you say , that there is no relying upon the Tories , and that the Whigs will be out of humour , it must end in confusion , which will have the consequence of the Dutch making peace with ...
... trouble ; for should the consequence be what you say , that there is no relying upon the Tories , and that the Whigs will be out of humour , it must end in confusion , which will have the consequence of the Dutch making peace with ...
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... troubles that is possible , to bring this war to a happy end , which I think must be after the next campaign , if we ... trouble , but nothing of what I now feel by a letter I have received this morning from the duchess , concerning the ...
... troubles that is possible , to bring this war to a happy end , which I think must be after the next campaign , if we ... trouble , but nothing of what I now feel by a letter I have received this morning from the duchess , concerning the ...
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... trouble you very long from this place , from whence one can tell you nothing that is agreeable . The un- easiness betwixt the queen and myself continues as it was ; nor do I see how it can ever be mended , unless you were here to do it ...
... trouble you very long from this place , from whence one can tell you nothing that is agreeable . The un- easiness betwixt the queen and myself continues as it was ; nor do I see how it can ever be mended , unless you were here to do it ...
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