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... faid the king , ' I can do " ' nothing ; if he had 100,000 men , ' I would declare war against him . ' Of all the characters of the present age , that of this prince has been the most mistaken ; and the reason is , that two parts of his ...
... faid the king , ' I can do " ' nothing ; if he had 100,000 men , ' I would declare war against him . ' Of all the characters of the present age , that of this prince has been the most mistaken ; and the reason is , that two parts of his ...
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... faid that this is a fubtlety . I deny it , and appeal to history : What clemency more acknowledged than that of Julius Cæfar ? What conqueror has shed more blood ? Iown to you , that , when I entered Pruffia , I had some prejudices ...
... faid that this is a fubtlety . I deny it , and appeal to history : What clemency more acknowledged than that of Julius Cæfar ? What conqueror has shed more blood ? Iown to you , that , when I entered Pruffia , I had some prejudices ...
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... faid , " You have been prefented ' to me before ? " I ask your ma- " jefty's pardon : it was my uncle . " Mr. Pitt was the laft . The king , Are you a relation of lord Chatham ? " Yes , Sire . " He is a man whom I highly esteem . ” He ...
... faid , " You have been prefented ' to me before ? " I ask your ma- " jefty's pardon : it was my uncle . " Mr. Pitt was the laft . The king , Are you a relation of lord Chatham ? " Yes , Sire . " He is a man whom I highly esteem . ” He ...
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... entered my apartment : - My dear friend , ' faid he , ( he had feen me for half an hour that morning ) I am ' come to take leave of you .'- “ Why " fo ? " - " The king has juft requested me to quit the town , and I know not C 3 me [ 21 ]
... entered my apartment : - My dear friend , ' faid he , ( he had feen me for half an hour that morning ) I am ' come to take leave of you .'- “ Why " fo ? " - " The king has juft requested me to quit the town , and I know not C 3 me [ 21 ]
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... faid any thing particular of " you ? " ' No , ' replied he briskly , ' he has said nothing ill of me , but he thinks the more ; I have fent ' for horfes , and I fet out in half an ' hour . ' " But , " faid I , " I do not fee " the ...
... faid any thing particular of " you ? " ' No , ' replied he briskly , ' he has said nothing ill of me , but he thinks the more ; I have fent ' for horfes , and I fet out in half an ' hour . ' " But , " faid I , " I do not fee " the ...
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