The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 4George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 - Great Britain |
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... respect and gratitude of posterity . His inventions have opened a new and boundless field of employment ; and while they have con- ferred infinitely more real benefit on his native country than she could have derived from the absolute ...
... respect and gratitude of posterity . His inventions have opened a new and boundless field of employment ; and while they have con- ferred infinitely more real benefit on his native country than she could have derived from the absolute ...
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... respect to his character as a man , to say that Sir Joshua was without faults , would be to bestow on him that praise to which no human being can have a claim but when we consider the conspicuous situation in which he stood , it is ...
... respect to his character as a man , to say that Sir Joshua was without faults , would be to bestow on him that praise to which no human being can have a claim but when we consider the conspicuous situation in which he stood , it is ...
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... respect a member of his family , participating in his friendship and favour , and living with him in an unrestrained and confidential intercourse . . " Such a connection as this could not fail to prove advantageous ; and , accordingly ...
... respect a member of his family , participating in his friendship and favour , and living with him in an unrestrained and confidential intercourse . . " Such a connection as this could not fail to prove advantageous ; and , accordingly ...
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Yorke Earl of Hardwicke | 6 |
IIECCLESIASTICAL SERIES | 158 |
Samuel Ogden | 169 |
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