The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 45A. Constable, 1827 |
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Page 22
... letters , printed for the first time in this work , both as to the true state of the Royal Patient , and the negociations with Lord Thur- low - who appears to have been very willing to have joined the Prince's party , up to a very few ...
... letters , printed for the first time in this work , both as to the true state of the Royal Patient , and the negociations with Lord Thur- low - who appears to have been very willing to have joined the Prince's party , up to a very few ...
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... Letter upon the subject of the Regency to Mr Pitt , was made to express the unwillingness which he felt " that in his person an expe- riment should be made to ascertain with how small a portion of Kingly power the executive government ...
... Letter upon the subject of the Regency to Mr Pitt , was made to express the unwillingness which he felt " that in his person an expe- riment should be made to ascertain with how small a portion of Kingly power the executive government ...
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... letter from Mr Fox to She- ridan ( at p . 613 ) upon this occasion , which exhibits in a very striking way the mingled frankness , gentleness , and firmness of his character . The death of Mr Pitt , and the short - lived Whig ministry ...
... letter from Mr Fox to She- ridan ( at p . 613 ) upon this occasion , which exhibits in a very striking way the mingled frankness , gentleness , and firmness of his character . The death of Mr Pitt , and the short - lived Whig ministry ...
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... of the inconsistency of those who crowded to the funeral , that Mrs Sheridan wrote letters to most of them requesting their atten- dance . ' 4 The particulars here referred to , though likely enough to 1826 . 45 Moore's Life of Sheridan .
... of the inconsistency of those who crowded to the funeral , that Mrs Sheridan wrote letters to most of them requesting their atten- dance . ' 4 The particulars here referred to , though likely enough to 1826 . 45 Moore's Life of Sheridan .
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... letters , to extort money from the threat of evidence he could produce . The character of such a witness would be destroyed in a moment , if the let- ters were produced ; and the letters would have been pro- duced , of course , if the ...
... letters , to extort money from the threat of evidence he could produce . The character of such a witness would be destroyed in a moment , if the let- ters were produced ; and the letters would have been pro- duced , of course , if the ...
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