National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the Nineteenth Century: With Memoirs, Volume 3Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1832 - Great Britain |
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... measure which must immortalize his reign . Upon that mighty question , it is not for us to dilate in a sketch like ours ; but we may say , and in saying it fall far short of the truth , that no king ever sat upon a throne more ...
... measure which must immortalize his reign . Upon that mighty question , it is not for us to dilate in a sketch like ours ; but we may say , and in saying it fall far short of the truth , that no king ever sat upon a throne more ...
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... measure , for this as a mere question of elo- quence , we extract one among many of the splendid passages with which he won the imaginations of his auditors - a passage often quoted , but never to satiety : - 66 " I speak in the spirit ...
... measure , for this as a mere question of elo- quence , we extract one among many of the splendid passages with which he won the imaginations of his auditors - a passage often quoted , but never to satiety : - 66 " I speak in the spirit ...
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... measures . The popular party , at the head of which was Grattan , con- tinued to maintain an obstinate , though a ... measure — you will reject it : we deprecate yours - you will persevere . Having no hopes left to persuade or to ...
... measures . The popular party , at the head of which was Grattan , con- tinued to maintain an obstinate , though a ... measure — you will reject it : we deprecate yours - you will persevere . Having no hopes left to persuade or to ...
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... measures . He restored the country to tranquillity , and reaped the universal gratitude and applause of the kingdom . In 1804 , Lord Cornwallis was a second time appointed . Governor - General of India , whither he went ; but he did not ...
... measures . He restored the country to tranquillity , and reaped the universal gratitude and applause of the kingdom . In 1804 , Lord Cornwallis was a second time appointed . Governor - General of India , whither he went ; but he did not ...
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... measure of oil , not equal to a large tea - spoonful ; on Fridays they were forced to fast . Such was the pitiable condition to which Christians and Europeans were reduced , almost within sight of their native countries . - The Dey , in ...
... measure of oil , not equal to a large tea - spoonful ; on Fridays they were forced to fast . Such was the pitiable condition to which Christians and Europeans were reduced , almost within sight of their native countries . - The Dey , in ...
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