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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... passing of that momentous 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 ...
... passing of that momentous 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 ...
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... passing events without the smallest trouble in research or refer- ence . We shall imitate Mr. Ross's example in this respect , and give a brief biographical notice of the Marquis . The pedigree of the Cornwallis family is easily carried ...
... passing events without the smallest trouble in research or refer- ence . We shall imitate Mr. Ross's example in this respect , and give a brief biographical notice of the Marquis . The pedigree of the Cornwallis family is easily carried ...
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... passing him over in the distribution of places ; and he would hardly have admitted that his ambition was limited to a sinecure . To judge from his letters , the longing wish of his heart was a fair field for the acquisition of military ...
... passing him over in the distribution of places ; and he would hardly have admitted that his ambition was limited to a sinecure . To judge from his letters , the longing wish of his heart was a fair field for the acquisition of military ...
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... passing nights without sleep and summers without one glimpse of the beauties of nature , they may attain that laborious , that invidious , that closely watched slavery which is mocked with the name of power . ' Then how happens it that ...
... passing nights without sleep and summers without one glimpse of the beauties of nature , they may attain that laborious , that invidious , that closely watched slavery which is mocked with the name of power . ' Then how happens it that ...
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... passed between us before the House of Commons . ' And if you do , ' replied Lord Castlereagh , ' I will give you the lie direct first , and shoot you afterwards . " Most of our readers will recollect a somewhat similar anecdote ...
... passed between us before the House of Commons . ' And if you do , ' replied Lord Castlereagh , ' I will give you the lie direct first , and shoot you afterwards . " Most of our readers will recollect a somewhat similar anecdote ...
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