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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... interest , no end , no thought , but for the good of my country , be made so miserable , as to be brought into the power of one set of men ? and why may not I be trusted , since I mean nothing but what is equally for the good of all my ...
... interest , no end , no thought , but for the good of my country , be made so miserable , as to be brought into the power of one set of men ? and why may not I be trusted , since I mean nothing but what is equally for the good of all my ...
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... interest may be so well settled that she may allow of our living quietly . But as the affairs of Europe , and those of the queen in particular , are at this time , I think both you and I are in conscience and honour bound to undergo all ...
... interest may be so well settled that she may allow of our living quietly . But as the affairs of Europe , and those of the queen in particular , are at this time , I think both you and I are in conscience and honour bound to undergo all ...
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... interest of my country , which I am in , and ever will be , without being of a faction ; and this principle shall govern me for the little remainder of my life . I must not think of being popular , but I shall have the satisfaction of ...
... interest of my country , which I am in , and ever will be , without being of a faction ; and this principle shall govern me for the little remainder of my life . I must not think of being popular , but I shall have the satisfaction of ...
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... interest , and believes I have nothing so much at my heart as the good and happiness of my own subjects , and the quiet of all Europe , will act heartily upon this principle , whatever station he is in , and have patience till it is in ...
... interest , and believes I have nothing so much at my heart as the good and happiness of my own subjects , and the quiet of all Europe , will act heartily upon this principle , whatever station he is in , and have patience till it is in ...
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... interest . And I had rather he had any other place , or none at all , if the party that most assist you would be satisfied without it ; for , besides the very great trouble of that office , executed as it should be , he is not of a ...
... interest . And I had rather he had any other place , or none at all , if the party that most assist you would be satisfied without it ; for , besides the very great trouble of that office , executed as it should be , he is not of a ...
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