John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 91865 |
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... position . It appears now , from the grateful acknowledgments of the Queen , which she has missed no opportunity of making in the most emphatic manner , that , in the discharge of her duties as sovereign , she was constantly guided and ...
... position . It appears now , from the grateful acknowledgments of the Queen , which she has missed no opportunity of making in the most emphatic manner , that , in the discharge of her duties as sovereign , she was constantly guided and ...
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... position bore him above all the possible bias of our party life , he showed on every great occasion all the resources , all the prudence , and all the sagacity of an ex- perienced and responsible statesman . I have presumed to touch ...
... position bore him above all the possible bias of our party life , he showed on every great occasion all the resources , all the prudence , and all the sagacity of an ex- perienced and responsible statesman . I have presumed to touch ...
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... position in the Mediterranean . The British Government therefore , in concert with the four other great Powers , decided that the Ionian Islands ( Corfu , Cephalonia , Zante , Santa Maura , Ithaca , Cerigo , and Paxo ) should , from the ...
... position in the Mediterranean . The British Government therefore , in concert with the four other great Powers , decided that the Ionian Islands ( Corfu , Cephalonia , Zante , Santa Maura , Ithaca , Cerigo , and Paxo ) should , from the ...
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... position were still incomplete . Couch's division was the first attacked ; it was enveloped , broken , and forced back on the division of Casey ; which , also , was unable to stand its ground . The camps of these two divisions , with ...
... position were still incomplete . Couch's division was the first attacked ; it was enveloped , broken , and forced back on the division of Casey ; which , also , was unable to stand its ground . The camps of these two divisions , with ...
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... positions and holding them - of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies . Let us discard such ideas . ... Let us ... position which , with an abler adversary , would have been his cer- tain destruction , and succeeded in rejoining ...
... positions and holding them - of lines of retreat and of bases of supplies . Let us discard such ideas . ... Let us ... position which , with an abler adversary , would have been his cer- tain destruction , and succeeded in rejoining ...
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