A History of the Four Georges, Том 2Chatto & Windus, 1890 |
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... things show it : I thought so once , but now I know it . ' Gay died in the house of his friends , the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry , on December 4 , 1732 . He was buried near the tomb of Chaucer in West- minster Abbey , and a ...
... things show it : I thought so once , but now I know it . ' Gay died in the house of his friends , the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry , on December 4 , 1732 . He was buried near the tomb of Chaucer in West- minster Abbey , and a ...
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... things , though admired for many , told Lord Chesterfield once that he was like a stunted giant , which was a humorous idea and really ap- posite . ' His portraits do not by any means bear out the common descriptions of his personal ...
... things , though admired for many , told Lord Chesterfield once that he was like a stunted giant , which was a humorous idea and really ap- posite . ' His portraits do not by any means bear out the common descriptions of his personal ...
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... things about the measure , which , of course , were duly reported to Walpole's ears . Perhaps Chesterfield thought he stood too high to be in danger from Walpole's hand . If he did think so , he soon found out his mistake . Walpole's ...
... things about the measure , which , of course , were duly reported to Walpole's ears . Perhaps Chesterfield thought he stood too high to be in danger from Walpole's hand . If he did think so , he soon found out his mistake . Walpole's ...
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... things he ought to have had the position of Lord Chancellor . But Talbot was only great as a Chancery lawyer , and knew little or nothing of common law , and it would have been out of the question to make him Lord Chief Justice . So ...
... things he ought to have had the position of Lord Chancellor . But Talbot was only great as a Chancery lawyer , and knew little or nothing of common law , and it would have been out of the question to make him Lord Chief Justice . So ...
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... thing which might come to pass , and was within the limits of possibility . If it did come to pass , could not such a minister promise himself more success in a septennial than he could in a triennial Parliament ? ' It is an old maxim ...
... thing which might come to pass , and was within the limits of possibility . If it did come to pass , could not such a minister promise himself more success in a septennial than he could in a triennial Parliament ? ' It is an old maxim ...
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