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... present time is indeed a time of peace and order . But it is at such a time that fools are most thoughtless and wise men most thoughtful . That the discontents which have agitated the country during the late and the present reign , and ...
... present time is indeed a time of peace and order . But it is at such a time that fools are most thoughtless and wise men most thoughtful . That the discontents which have agitated the country during the late and the present reign , and ...
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... present , and the reason is obvious . At present a writer enters the service young ; he climbs slowly ; he is fortunate if , at forty - five , he can return to his country with an annuity of a thousand a year , and with savings ...
... present , and the reason is obvious . At present a writer enters the service young ; he climbs slowly ; he is fortunate if , at forty - five , he can return to his country with an annuity of a thousand a year , and with savings ...
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... present led the way , George Eliott , Lord Heathfield , recently ennobled for his memorable defence of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies of France and Spain . The long procession was closed by the Duke of Norfolk , Earl Marshal of ...
... present led the way , George Eliott , Lord Heathfield , recently ennobled for his memorable defence of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies of France and Spain . The long procession was closed by the Duke of Norfolk , Earl Marshal of ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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