Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III.Lea and Blanchard, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... King is betrayed ; but I will pronounce that the king- dom is undone . " Again , in 1777 , after describing the cause of the war and " the traffic and barter driven with every little pitiful German Prince that sells his subjects to the ...
... King is betrayed ; but I will pronounce that the king- dom is undone . " Again , in 1777 , after describing the cause of the war and " the traffic and barter driven with every little pitiful German Prince that sells his subjects to the ...
Page 62
... King's intention to grant him a pension ( in order effectually to undo him ) , he writes to Lord Bute a letter full of the most humili- ating effusions of extravagant thankfulness - speaks of " being confounded with the King's ...
... King's intention to grant him a pension ( in order effectually to undo him ) , he writes to Lord Bute a letter full of the most humili- ating effusions of extravagant thankfulness - speaks of " being confounded with the King's ...
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... king's service , and the place he had hoped to fill in the king's favour ; he was made an earl ; he was laid on the shelf ; and , as his last move , he retired to a villa remarkable for its want of all beauty and all comforts , but ...
... king's service , and the place he had hoped to fill in the king's favour ; he was made an earl ; he was laid on the shelf ; and , as his last move , he retired to a villa remarkable for its want of all beauty and all comforts , but ...
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