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... less dupes of the stock - jobbers , by keeping the King out of the streets . About the time of the Duke's retirement there were troubles in the shire of which he was the Lord - Lieutenant ; and he , who had just been settling his ...
... less dupes of the stock - jobbers , by keeping the King out of the streets . About the time of the Duke's retirement there were troubles in the shire of which he was the Lord - Lieutenant ; and he , who had just been settling his ...
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... less self - restraint they favoured the resistance to art , and joined in lamenting the covet- ousness of improving farmers . They were almost dis- abled from arguing with the malcontents , because they did not feel sure that they were ...
... less self - restraint they favoured the resistance to art , and joined in lamenting the covet- ousness of improving farmers . They were almost dis- abled from arguing with the malcontents , because they did not feel sure that they were ...
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... less formidable movements . The breakers of thrashing - machines began in Kent , troubled parts of Hants , Berks , and Wilts , and reached Cranborne Chase , on the edge of Dorset.1 Local 1 A Tory duke wrote to the Duke of Wellington ...
... less formidable movements . The breakers of thrashing - machines began in Kent , troubled parts of Hants , Berks , and Wilts , and reached Cranborne Chase , on the edge of Dorset.1 Local 1 A Tory duke wrote to the Duke of Wellington ...
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... less anxious than his predecessor , or at least con- cealed his anxiety under a show of indolence . He held the office till he was First Minister , and did as well as any one before or since ; but he let slip , perhaps unavoidably , the ...
... less anxious than his predecessor , or at least con- cealed his anxiety under a show of indolence . He held the office till he was First Minister , and did as well as any one before or since ; but he let slip , perhaps unavoidably , the ...
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... less effect , any improvements in the military system . He represented the military administration in the House of Commons , but he had little share in its responsibilities . A relish for hard work , a taste for combat , a delight in ...
... less effect , any improvements in the military system . He represented the military administration in the House of Commons , but he had little share in its responsibilities . A relish for hard work , a taste for combat , a delight in ...
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