Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough: With His Original Correspondence, Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2G. Bell, 1886 |
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... expecting any other favour than to end the small remainder of my days in liberty and quiet . " * Unwilling to lose a tried and zealous servant , the queen endeavoured to compromise the dispute and save her own feelings , by offering to ...
... expecting any other favour than to end the small remainder of my days in liberty and quiet . " * Unwilling to lose a tried and zealous servant , the queen endeavoured to compromise the dispute and save her own feelings , by offering to ...
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... expect one should trouble you very long from this place , from whence one can tell you nothing that is agreeable . The un- easiness betwixt the queen and myself continues as it was ; nor do I see how it can ever be mended , unless you ...
... expect one should trouble you very long from this place , from whence one can tell you nothing that is agreeable . The un- easiness betwixt the queen and myself continues as it was ; nor do I see how it can ever be mended , unless you ...
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... expect to encounter , if she persisted in consulting rather her own personal prejudices , than the public interest . At the same time he inclosed a letter from the treasurer , which he supposed would give additional weight to his ...
... expect to encounter , if she persisted in consulting rather her own personal prejudices , than the public interest . At the same time he inclosed a letter from the treasurer , which he supposed would give additional weight to his ...
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... expect the queen , crowned with success abroad , and govern- ing without blemish at home , should court them at the expense of her own authority , and support her administration by the same shifts that a vile and profligate one can only ...
... expect the queen , crowned with success abroad , and govern- ing without blemish at home , should court them at the expense of her own authority , and support her administration by the same shifts that a vile and profligate one can only ...
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... expect to dethrone the czar , compelling him to dis- charge all his foreign officers and troops , and to pay several millions as an indemnification . Should he refuse such conditions , the king is re- solved to exterminate the ...
... expect to dethrone the czar , compelling him to dis- charge all his foreign officers and troops , and to pay several millions as an indemnification . Should he refuse such conditions , the king is re- solved to exterminate the ...
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