History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783J. Murray, 1838 - Great Britain |
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... reasons as weighty , though not quite so honourable , for supporting the Directors . The South Sea Bill finally passed the Commons by a division of 172 against 55. In the Lords , on the 4th of April , the minority was only 17 , not ...
... reasons as weighty , though not quite so honourable , for supporting the Directors . The South Sea Bill finally passed the Commons by a division of 172 against 55. In the Lords , on the 4th of April , the minority was only 17 , not ...
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... reason ! We may think such proceedings harsh and cruel ; they thought them shamefully lenient . Petitions had been pouring in from all parts of the country praying for " con- dign punishment " on these " Monsters of pride " and ...
... reason ! We may think such proceedings harsh and cruel ; they thought them shamefully lenient . Petitions had been pouring in from all parts of the country praying for " con- dign punishment " on these " Monsters of pride " and ...
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... reason to believe that however Sunderland may have tam- pered with the Jacobites for the object of obtaining their support , he did not take a single step without the knowledge and approval of his sovereign . After his death the Regent ...
... reason to believe that however Sunderland may have tam- pered with the Jacobites for the object of obtaining their support , he did not take a single step without the knowledge and approval of his sovereign . After his death the Regent ...
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... reason- ings suited only to its capacity . Thus when the King's German mistresses were inveighed against , as they might justly be , it is gravely stated , amongst other grounds of complaint , that they are not suf- ficiently young and ...
... reason- ings suited only to its capacity . Thus when the King's German mistresses were inveighed against , as they might justly be , it is gravely stated , amongst other grounds of complaint , that they are not suf- ficiently young and ...
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... reason for punishing all ! With a better feeling did Onslow ( afterwards Speaker ) declare his abhorrence of persecuting any others on account of their opinions in religion . Sir Joseph Jekyll , after praising the moderation and wisdom ...
... reason for punishing all ! With a better feeling did Onslow ( afterwards Speaker ) declare his abhorrence of persecuting any others on account of their opinions in religion . Sir Joseph Jekyll , after praising the moderation and wisdom ...
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Page 346 - ... their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left to the right, like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinese ; but aslant, from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England.