The Quarterly Review, Volume 105William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1859 |
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... measure , and the rebellion and invasion which preceded it . As British ambassador , he ne- gotiated the peace of Amiens in 1801. He also held the post of Master - General of the Ordnance in 1795 , after having had the refusal of the ...
... measure , and the rebellion and invasion which preceded it . As British ambassador , he ne- gotiated the peace of Amiens in 1801. He also held the post of Master - General of the Ordnance in 1795 , after having had the refusal of the ...
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... measures of Govern- ment ; but I must add , and with heartfelt grief I do it , that private confidence cannot easily be restored . ' Two days afterwards he has an interview with Mr. Pitt , re- ceives the Premier's assurance that no ...
... measures of Govern- ment ; but I must add , and with heartfelt grief I do it , that private confidence cannot easily be restored . ' Two days afterwards he has an interview with Mr. Pitt , re- ceives the Premier's assurance that no ...
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... measures to suppress . The improvement of the European troops in the Company's service was one of his first objects . He thus describes them in August , 1787 : - The recruits that came from Bengal for the 73rd regiment were , I am sorry ...
... measures to suppress . The improvement of the European troops in the Company's service was one of his first objects . He thus describes them in August , 1787 : - The recruits that came from Bengal for the 73rd regiment were , I am sorry ...
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... measure must origi- nate with the Board of Control , and likewise that I should induce Mr. Pitt to become my partner in the final consideration of so important and controverted a measure . He accordingly agreed to shut himself up with ...
... measure must origi- nate with the Board of Control , and likewise that I should induce Mr. Pitt to become my partner in the final consideration of so important and controverted a measure . He accordingly agreed to shut himself up with ...
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... measure of parliamentary reform would have broken up their monopoly , but no one who is acquainted with the composition and views of the democratic party can doubt that revolution and separation would have ensued ; whilst the ad ...
... measure of parliamentary reform would have broken up their monopoly , but no one who is acquainted with the composition and views of the democratic party can doubt that revolution and separation would have ensued ; whilst the ad ...
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