Memoirs of the Life and Times of the Rt. Hon. Henry Grattan, Volume 3H. Colburn, 1841 - Politicians |
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... passed through at the periods of 1798 and 1800 , ( the insurrection and Union , ) did credit alike to her head and her heart . Her feelings and sentiments on these sad events were worthy of him to whom she was allied , and such as would ...
... passed through at the periods of 1798 and 1800 , ( the insurrection and Union , ) did credit alike to her head and her heart . Her feelings and sentiments on these sad events were worthy of him to whom she was allied , and such as would ...
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... Passing from this sub- lime scene , the road leads through cheerful grounds , all under corn , rising and falling to the eye , and then to a vale of charming verdure broken into enclosures , and bounded by two rocky moun- tains ...
... Passing from this sub- lime scene , the road leads through cheerful grounds , all under corn , rising and falling to the eye , and then to a vale of charming verdure broken into enclosures , and bounded by two rocky moun- tains ...
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... Passing to the right , fresh scenes of wood appear : half way from the bottom one different from the precedent is seen ; you are almost inclosed in wood ; and look to the right , through some low oaks on the opposite banks of wood ...
... Passing to the right , fresh scenes of wood appear : half way from the bottom one different from the precedent is seen ; you are almost inclosed in wood ; and look to the right , through some low oaks on the opposite banks of wood ...
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... passed when we were depressed by the " intoxication of power , and weakened by intestine divisions . " There was at that time in the stamina of the community a radical weakness ; we had taken precautions against our own strength and ...
... passed when we were depressed by the " intoxication of power , and weakened by intestine divisions . " There was at that time in the stamina of the community a radical weakness ; we had taken precautions against our own strength and ...
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... passed of any consequence . The report of a peace gains ground every hour ; this morning it was believed to have been signed , and that Gibraltar was ceded for Porto Rico and Minorca . The cession of Gibraltar will be an unpopular ...
... passed of any consequence . The report of a peace gains ground every hour ; this morning it was believed to have been signed , and that Gibraltar was ceded for Porto Rico and Minorca . The cession of Gibraltar will be an unpopular ...
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