Life and Times of His Late Majesty George the Fourth: With Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons of the Last 50 YearsHarper, 1840 - 414 pagini |
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... period when it be- came necessary to commence his education . Lord Holdernesse , a nobleman of considerable attain- ments , but chiefly recommended by his dignity of manner and knowledge of the court , was appointed governor : Dr ...
... period when it be- came necessary to commence his education . Lord Holdernesse , a nobleman of considerable attain- ments , but chiefly recommended by his dignity of manner and knowledge of the court , was appointed governor : Dr ...
Pagina 27
... period he refused the Irish primacy — a refusal which was idly blazoned at the time as an act of more than Roman virtue . heroic self - denial is rare among men ; and Jackson had obvious reasons for declining the distinction . His ...
... period he refused the Irish primacy — a refusal which was idly blazoned at the time as an act of more than Roman virtue . heroic self - denial is rare among men ; and Jackson had obvious reasons for declining the distinction . His ...
Pagina 35
... period , for services rendered in sounding the enemy's coasts , and had been put into an office in the navy at Plymouth , where he was employed by the Admiralty in contriving signals , which signals , it appears , he immediately com ...
... period , for services rendered in sounding the enemy's coasts , and had been put into an office in the navy at Plymouth , where he was employed by the Admiralty in contriving signals , which signals , it appears , he immediately com ...
Pagina 37
... period of the struggle , was arms , he had gone to America with a plan for purchasing the arms in the magazines of the minor German states . The plan was discountenanced by Congress , and he returned to Europe , to engage in the secret ...
... period of the struggle , was arms , he had gone to America with a plan for purchasing the arms in the magazines of the minor German states . The plan was discountenanced by Congress , and he returned to Europe , to engage in the secret ...
Pagina 38
... considering the peculiar circum- stances of his time . The close of the American war was the com- mencement of the most extraordinary period of modern Europe : all England , all France , the 38 [ 1783 . GEORGE THE FOURTH .
... considering the peculiar circum- stances of his time . The close of the American war was the com- mencement of the most extraordinary period of modern Europe : all England , all France , the 38 [ 1783 . GEORGE THE FOURTH .
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