The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, 第 4 巻J. Cumberland, 1820 |
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... mean at least to govern by a faction , which intends to overthrow the government , and restore the exiled and arbitrary House of Stuart . That to have a Scotsman , of a most disaffected family , and allied in the nearest manner to the ...
... mean at least to govern by a faction , which intends to overthrow the government , and restore the exiled and arbitrary House of Stuart . That to have a Scotsman , of a most disaffected family , and allied in the nearest manner to the ...
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... good nature , and of mean self love ! " Sterne , in his Letters to Eliza , also speaks of him in the following terms : " This nobleman , " says he , " is an old friend of mine ; he was always the protector of men of 20 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... good nature , and of mean self love ! " Sterne , in his Letters to Eliza , also speaks of him in the following terms : " This nobleman , " says he , " is an old friend of mine ; he was always the protector of men of 20 PERCY ANECDOTES .
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... means , it is said , occasioned a saving of no less than £ 100,000 per annum . On examining into an immoderate charge for fruit , his majesty asked how the produce of the royal garden was disposed of ? It was answered , that the fruit ...
... means , it is said , occasioned a saving of no less than £ 100,000 per annum . On examining into an immoderate charge for fruit , his majesty asked how the produce of the royal garden was disposed of ? It was answered , that the fruit ...
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... means remarkable for their moderation . On one farm alone these ravagers levied a contribution of four thousand crowns , besides what they took as plunder and forage . Yet all this was moderation , when compared with what the poor vil ...
... means remarkable for their moderation . On one farm alone these ravagers levied a contribution of four thousand crowns , besides what they took as plunder and forage . Yet all this was moderation , when compared with what the poor vil ...
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... means of his majesty's auspicious nuptials . He then expatiated in praise of the queen , and called on the company to drink prosperity to Great Britain and Mecklenburg . He further observed , that it was natural for the two na- tions to ...
... means of his majesty's auspicious nuptials . He then expatiated in praise of the queen , and called on the company to drink prosperity to Great Britain and Mecklenburg . He further observed , that it was natural for the two na- tions to ...
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