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... thought in it was directly adverse to that of general opinion . My sole VOL . II . A motive was to establish my claim to the parentage of СНАР PAGE FROM THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GLASGOW IN 1849, MY CREATION AS A BARONET IN 1852,
... thought in it was directly adverse to that of general opinion . My sole VOL . II . A motive was to establish my claim to the parentage of СНАР PAGE FROM THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GLASGOW IN 1849, MY CREATION AS A BARONET IN 1852,
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... opinion of both , and that he regarded him as perhaps the most consummate general of modern times . I made no attempt to screen Marlborough's political tergiver- sation or occasional underhand intrigues , though I found reason to ...
... opinion of both , and that he regarded him as perhaps the most consummate general of modern times . I made no attempt to screen Marlborough's political tergiver- sation or occasional underhand intrigues , though I found reason to ...
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... opinion at the time , which was in favour of an un- limited and perpetual progression , wealth , prosperity , and numbers , under popular institutions , and they were accordingly very generally assailed in the con- temporary journals ...
... opinion at the time , which was in favour of an un- limited and perpetual progression , wealth , prosperity , and numbers , under popular institutions , and they were accordingly very generally assailed in the con- temporary journals ...
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... opinion vigorous and decided — a peculiarity com- mon to him with the Duke of Wellington , and one very characteristic of intellectual power . He spoke much on military subjects , and gave a most interest- ing account of the campaign ...
... opinion vigorous and decided — a peculiarity com- mon to him with the Duke of Wellington , and one very characteristic of intellectual power . He spoke much on military subjects , and gave a most interest- ing account of the campaign ...
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... opinion of the expediency of steering clear of all associa- tions for either political or social purposes , and of trusting to individual effort alone , by a cir- cumstance which occurred . A strong feeling had long prevailed in ...
... opinion of the expediency of steering clear of all associa- tions for either political or social purposes , and of trusting to individual effort alone , by a cir- cumstance which occurred . A strong feeling had long prevailed in ...
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Página 541 - PEOPLE'S EDITION, 31s. 6d. Life of John Duke of Marlborough. With some Account of his Contemporaries, and of the War of the Succession. Third Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Portraits and Maps, 30s. Essays : Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous. 3 vols. demy 8vo, 45s. ACROSS FRANCE IN A CARAVAN : BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY FROM BORDEAUX TO GENOA IN THE " ESCARGOT," taken in the Winter 1889-90. By the Author of