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... politicians ; exhibited singular capa- city for that profession , -which they worked like a profession , caring for themselves as well as the country , and rose in two generations to the very top of English society . From country ...
... politicians ; exhibited singular capa- city for that profession , -which they worked like a profession , caring for themselves as well as the country , and rose in two generations to the very top of English society . From country ...
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... political vicissitudes . Richard Grenville , the elder brother , was born September 26 , 1711 , educated at Eton , and sent on his travels . On his return to England he was elected , through the in- fluence of his uncle , Lord Cobham ...
... political vicissitudes . Richard Grenville , the elder brother , was born September 26 , 1711 , educated at Eton , and sent on his travels . On his return to England he was elected , through the in- fluence of his uncle , Lord Cobham ...
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... the latter for counsel and approbation on every occa- sion , and his attempt to dictate to him his political conduct , furnish singular instances of the power of family and personal vanity . The same character and vanity The Grenvilles .
... the latter for counsel and approbation on every occa- sion , and his attempt to dictate to him his political conduct , furnish singular instances of the power of family and personal vanity . The same character and vanity The Grenvilles .
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... politics at the request of his uncle , Lord Cobham . He represented Buckingham from 1741 till his death . As early as December 1744 , he was made a Lord of the Admiralty , and , after holding many offices , on the resignation of Bute in ...
... politics at the request of his uncle , Lord Cobham . He represented Buckingham from 1741 till his death . As early as December 1744 , he was made a Lord of the Admiralty , and , after holding many offices , on the resignation of Bute in ...
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... politics , occupying himself principally with the improvement of Stowe - a place which has been ever since a sort of mania with the family - living chiefly among his relations , to whom he was uniformly VOL . II . B liberal , and ...
... politics , occupying himself principally with the improvement of Stowe - a place which has been ever since a sort of mania with the family - living chiefly among his relations , to whom he was uniformly VOL . II . B liberal , and ...
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The Great Governing Families of England, Volume 2 John Langton Sanford,Meredith Townsend Visualização integral - 1865 |
The Great Governing Families of England, Volume 2 John Langton Sanford,Meredith Townsend Visualização integral - 1865 |
The Great Governing Families of England, Volume 2 John Langton Sanford,Meredith Townsend Visualização integral - 1865 |
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