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... tion , 168 at the death of Queen Anne , exclusive of the 16 representative peers of Scotland , 174 at the acces- sion of George III . In the first ten years of his reign forty - two peers were created , or raised to a higher order in ...
... tion , 168 at the death of Queen Anne , exclusive of the 16 representative peers of Scotland , 174 at the acces- sion of George III . In the first ten years of his reign forty - two peers were created , or raised to a higher order in ...
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... tion by previous concert . When they could not agree , or when there was a rivalry between two great families , the contest , which in former ages would have been de- cided in the field , was fought at the hustings ; and at least as ...
... tion by previous concert . When they could not agree , or when there was a rivalry between two great families , the contest , which in former ages would have been de- cided in the field , was fought at the hustings ; and at least as ...
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... tion , no rational doubt can be entertained of their excel- lence . Sir Thomas More's wit , readiness , and eloquence were universally recognised by his contemporaries . Ben Jonson writes thus of Bacon : ' There happened in my time one ...
... tion , no rational doubt can be entertained of their excel- lence . Sir Thomas More's wit , readiness , and eloquence were universally recognised by his contemporaries . Ben Jonson writes thus of Bacon : ' There happened in my time one ...
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... tion with which I am at present threatened . ' The language of the Royal Martyr bore no trace of the ambiguity or double - dealing with which he has been charged , and may be recommended , for idiomatic simplicity and force , to ...
... tion with which I am at present threatened . ' The language of the Royal Martyr bore no trace of the ambiguity or double - dealing with which he has been charged , and may be recommended , for idiomatic simplicity and force , to ...
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... tion on the birth of another princess , and the happy recovery of her Majesty . But I must stop here , my courtly complai- sance will carry me no further : I will not join in congratula- tion on misfortune and disgrace : I cannot concur ...
... tion on the birth of another princess , and the happy recovery of her Majesty . But I must stop here , my courtly complai- sance will carry me no further : I will not join in congratula- tion on misfortune and disgrace : I cannot concur ...
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