Dictionary of National Biography: Vols. 1-63. From the beginnings to 1900Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... returned for Woodstock , a seat which he held till 1806 , when , on the dissolution of parliament by Lord Grenville , he was returned for the uni- versity of Oxford . His tenure of office was far from uneventful . It fell to his lot to ...
... returned for Woodstock , a seat which he held till 1806 , when , on the dissolution of parliament by Lord Grenville , he was returned for the uni- versity of Oxford . His tenure of office was far from uneventful . It fell to his lot to ...
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... returned the courtesy . ' He feasted all the council at Essex House , where , in regard of the entertainment he found with the archbishop , he showed him more kindness and caresses than to all the rest put together . ' About a fortnight ...
... returned the courtesy . ' He feasted all the council at Essex House , where , in regard of the entertainment he found with the archbishop , he showed him more kindness and caresses than to all the rest put together . ' About a fortnight ...
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... returned a verdict of per infortunium suæ proprie culpæ . News of the accident was sent to the king , who de- clared that none but a fool or a knave would think the worse of a man for such an occur- rence , and that the like had often ...
... returned a verdict of per infortunium suæ proprie culpæ . News of the accident was sent to the king , who de- clared that none but a fool or a knave would think the worse of a man for such an occur- rence , and that the like had often ...
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... mar- riage negotiations fell through : Bucking- ham's haughtiness and evil temper ruined the scheme . On 5 Oct. 1623 Prince Charles returned to England after having resigned 6 his claim to the infanta's hand . Abbot's joy Abbot Abbot 16.
... mar- riage negotiations fell through : Bucking- ham's haughtiness and evil temper ruined the scheme . On 5 Oct. 1623 Prince Charles returned to England after having resigned 6 his claim to the infanta's hand . Abbot's joy Abbot Abbot 16.
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... returned a day or two later with a statement on the part of the king that Abbot's objections were groundless . Abbot asked the attendance of Laud , who , he believed , had prompted the king to befriend Sibthorpe , to discuss the matter ...
... returned a day or two later with a statement on the part of the king that Abbot's objections were groundless . Abbot asked the attendance of Laud , who , he believed , had prompted the king to befriend Sibthorpe , to discuss the matter ...
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Page 222 - As the natural head of her family, superintendent of her household, manager of her private affairs, sole confidential adviser in politics, and only assistant in her communications with the officers of the Government, he is, besides the husband of the Queen, the tutor of the Royal children, the private secretary of the Sovereign, and her permanent minister.
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Page 219 - He is said to be circumspect, discreet, and even now cautious. But all this is not enough. He ought to have not merely great ability, but a right ambition, and great force of will as well. To pursue for...
Page 365 - Memoirs, containing the Lives of several Ladies of Great Britain; a History of Antiquities, Productions of Nature, and Monuments of Art; Observations on the Christian Religion, as professed by the Established Church and Dissenters of every Denomination...
Page 312 - I order my executors to pay him the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, being, to the best of my calculation, the account of what I have received from him ; partly for my own, and partly for charitable uses.
Page 221 - The next day (16th October, 1839), Prince Albert writes to give Baron Stockmar what he knew would be ' the most welcome news possible.' ' Victoria,' he adds (Early Years, }i. 226), ' is so good and kind to me, that I am often puzzled to believe that I should be the object of so much affection. I know the interest you take in my happiness, and therefore pour out my heart to you.
Page 126 - I fared like a distressed Prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
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