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... constitution in the contested election , of which he was an unwilling spectator . From Althorpe he removed , in the spring of 1768 , to Wimbledon , where he received a proposal from Mr. Sutton , then under - secretary to the duke of ...
... constitution in the contested election , of which he was an unwilling spectator . From Althorpe he removed , in the spring of 1768 , to Wimbledon , where he received a proposal from Mr. Sutton , then under - secretary to the duke of ...
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... constitution is almost divine ; .... to such a degree , that no state of Rome , or Greece , could ever boast one superior to it ; nor could Plato , Aristotle , nor any legislator , even conceive a more perfect model of a state . The ...
... constitution is almost divine ; .... to such a degree , that no state of Rome , or Greece , could ever boast one superior to it ; nor could Plato , Aristotle , nor any legislator , even conceive a more perfect model of a state . The ...
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... Constitution , and the Dialogue of Fortescue , in praise of the Laws of England . Thomas Smith was the English ambassa- dor in France , in the reign of Elizabeth , and his work is in Latin , and not inelegantly written . To Fortes ...
... Constitution , and the Dialogue of Fortescue , in praise of the Laws of England . Thomas Smith was the English ambassa- dor in France , in the reign of Elizabeth , and his work is in Latin , and not inelegantly written . To Fortes ...
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... constitution inviolate . Contrary to my intention , I find I have been prolix . I will , therefore , turn to another subject . I read your last letter with an apprehension that it might communi- cate the intelligence of your speedy ...
... constitution inviolate . Contrary to my intention , I find I have been prolix . I will , therefore , turn to another subject . I read your last letter with an apprehension that it might communi- cate the intelligence of your speedy ...
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... constitution , and the ardour with which he pronounces himself its cham- pion : they will also remark that his attachment to it was indelible , and acquired strength from his increas- ing knowledge of its laws and principles . For an ...
... constitution , and the ardour with which he pronounces himself its cham- pion : they will also remark that his attachment to it was indelible , and acquired strength from his increas- ing knowledge of its laws and principles . For an ...
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