The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete, 6 tomasLongmans Green and Company, 1873 |
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... tion . Bolingbroke , who was the ablest and the most vehe- ment of those who raised the clamour against corruption , had no better remedy to propose than that the Royal prerogative should be strengthened . The remedy would no doubt have ...
... tion . Bolingbroke , who was the ablest and the most vehe- ment of those who raised the clamour against corruption , had no better remedy to propose than that the Royal prerogative should be strengthened . The remedy would no doubt have ...
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... tion , sent up to their representatives . A more deplorable collection of follies can hardly be imagined . There is , in the first place , a general cry for Walpole's head . Then there are bitter complaints of the decay of trade , a ...
... tion , sent up to their representatives . A more deplorable collection of follies can hardly be imagined . There is , in the first place , a general cry for Walpole's head . Then there are bitter complaints of the decay of trade , a ...
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... tion , and had acquired considerable influence over the mind of George the First . The other Ministers could speak no German . The King could speak no English . All the com- munication that Walpole held with his master was in very bad ...
... tion , and had acquired considerable influence over the mind of George the First . The other Ministers could speak no German . The King could speak no English . All the com- munication that Walpole held with his master was in very bad ...
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... tion , he maintained that no peace ought to be made with Spain , till she should formally renounce the right of search . He was in the right when , being in office , he silently acquiesced in a treaty by which Spain did not renounce the ...
... tion , he maintained that no peace ought to be made with Spain , till she should formally renounce the right of search . He was in the right when , being in office , he silently acquiesced in a treaty by which Spain did not renounce the ...
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... tion of 1734 , his elder brother Thomas was chosen both for Old Sarum and for Oakhampton . When Parliament met in 1735 , Thomas made his election to serve for Oakhampton , and William was returned for Old Sarum . Walpole had now been ...
... tion of 1734 , his elder brother Thomas was chosen both for Old Sarum and for Oakhampton . When Parliament met in 1735 , Thomas made his election to serve for Oakhampton , and William was returned for Old Sarum . Walpole had now been ...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay– Complete, 6 tomas Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Visos knygos peržiūra - 1871 |
The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete, 6 tomas Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Visos knygos peržiūra - 1866 |
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