The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... Court till April , 1793 . Having been unable to obtain , for want of pecuniary means , the hand of the Lady Catherine Pakenham , he volunteered on the earliest opportunity , as young officers are accustomed to do under such ...
... Court till April , 1793 . Having been unable to obtain , for want of pecuniary means , the hand of the Lady Catherine Pakenham , he volunteered on the earliest opportunity , as young officers are accustomed to do under such ...
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... court was remarkable for the low state of its morality and the excess of its extravagance . That of Lord Camden , which came next , offered to it in both respects a striking contrast ' —and the statement above referred to in regard to ...
... court was remarkable for the low state of its morality and the excess of its extravagance . That of Lord Camden , which came next , offered to it in both respects a striking contrast ' —and the statement above referred to in regard to ...
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... Court of Directors , - ' It is , therefore , against these that the great effort must be made , and the action , which is to decide the destiny of our Indian empire , must be fought upon the banks of the Thames , not on the banks of the ...
... Court of Directors , - ' It is , therefore , against these that the great effort must be made , and the action , which is to decide the destiny of our Indian empire , must be fought upon the banks of the Thames , not on the banks of the ...
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... Court listened with partial ears to the statements of Sir Hugh and Sir Harry ; and the final issue was a declaration that nobody was to blame ; that all which could have been reasonably expected under the circumstances had been done ...
... Court listened with partial ears to the statements of Sir Hugh and Sir Harry ; and the final issue was a declaration that nobody was to blame ; that all which could have been reasonably expected under the circumstances had been done ...
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... court of the parliament of Tournay . The evidence of their intention to quit the kingdom was by no means clear , for the accused , who showed much intelligence in their defence , made a skilful use of the fact that they had actually ...
... court of the parliament of Tournay . The evidence of their intention to quit the kingdom was by no means clear , for the accused , who showed much intelligence in their defence , made a skilful use of the fact that they had actually ...
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