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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... persons , that have behaved themselves so il towards me . All I desire is , my liberty in encouraging and employing all those that concur faithfully in my service , whether they are called Whigs or Tories , not to be tied to one , nor ...
... persons , that have behaved themselves so il towards me . All I desire is , my liberty in encouraging and employing all those that concur faithfully in my service , whether they are called Whigs or Tories , not to be tied to one , nor ...
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... person . This pro- posal being , however , regarded by the Whigs as a mere ex- pedient to exclude them from power , they persisted the more firmly in their purpose , and began to foster new suspicions of the sincerity of the treasurer ...
... person . This pro- posal being , however , regarded by the Whigs as a mere ex- pedient to exclude them from power , they persisted the more firmly in their purpose , and began to foster new suspicions of the sincerity of the treasurer ...
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... person , and friendship for a man whom I know to be honest , and zealously faithful to you But it was to the duchess that he most fully expressed the poignancy of his feelings , and his chagrin at the unjust sus- picions which she and ...
... person , and friendship for a man whom I know to be honest , and zealously faithful to you But it was to the duchess that he most fully expressed the poignancy of his feelings , and his chagrin at the unjust sus- picions which she and ...
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... person to the prejudice of what I believed your 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 ...
... person to the prejudice of what I believed your 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 ...
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... person . But finding by the lord trea- surer's letters , as well as by others , that the measures you must take before the meeting of the parliament will have the consequence of making every thing go easy , or ruining your business , I ...
... person . But finding by the lord trea- surer's letters , as well as by others , that the measures you must take before the meeting of the parliament will have the consequence of making every thing go easy , or ruining your business , I ...
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