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... Lord Cornwallis had la- mented with marked repugnance , the necessity which he clearly fore- saw , of again taking up arms against that prince . In consistency with these asseve- rations it was moved , that the con- duct observed by Lord ...
... Lord Cornwallis had la- mented with marked repugnance , the necessity which he clearly fore- saw , of again taking up arms against that prince . In consistency with these asseve- rations it was moved , that the con- duct observed by Lord ...
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... Lord Cornwallis . Terms of peace , it was said , had been pro- posed to him by Tippoo : but the fact was , that none had ever been specified by that prince , who had merely informed him of an inclina- tion to treat ; and intended only ...
... Lord Cornwallis . Terms of peace , it was said , had been pro- posed to him by Tippoo : but the fact was , that none had ever been specified by that prince , who had merely informed him of an inclina- tion to treat ; and intended only ...
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... Lord Fitzwilliam . Not discouraged by this failure , the opposition in the upper House re - assumed this business on the 27th of February ; but with no ad- ditional strength or variety of rea- soning on either side . The most remarkable ...
... Lord Fitzwilliam . Not discouraged by this failure , the opposition in the upper House re - assumed this business on the 27th of February ; but with no ad- ditional strength or variety of rea- soning on either side . The most remarkable ...
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... Lord Mornington , in contradic- tion to Lord Sheffield , rejoiced in the blow given to the slave trade . This trade , however modified , was , in his opinion , entitled to no longer existence . Modifications of right or of wrong , were ...
... Lord Mornington , in contradic- tion to Lord Sheffield , rejoiced in the blow given to the slave trade . This trade , however modified , was , in his opinion , entitled to no longer existence . Modifications of right or of wrong , were ...
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... Lord Portchester , Earls Stanhope , and Lord Raw- don , who befriended the abolition , and exerted themselves strenuously for an upstairs committee , know- ing it would answer much more effectually than the examination of witnesses at ...
... Lord Portchester , Earls Stanhope , and Lord Raw- don , who befriended the abolition , and exerted themselves strenuously for an upstairs committee , know- ing it would answer much more effectually than the examination of witnesses at ...
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Page 321 - ... provision from Thursday till Saturday night, when Mrs. Mills came and conducted my Lord to the Venetian ambassador's. We did not communicate the affair to his Excellency ; but one of his servants concealed him in his own room till Wednesday, on which day the ambassador's coach and six was to go down to meet his brother.
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