Critical and Historical Essays ; Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longman, 1862 |
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Page 49
... object of the King of Spain and of all his counsellors was to avert the dismemberment of the monarchy . In the hope of attaining this end , Charles determined to name a successor . A will was accord- ingly framed by which the crown was ...
... object of the King of Spain and of all his counsellors was to avert the dismemberment of the monarchy . In the hope of attaining this end , Charles determined to name a successor . A will was accord- ingly framed by which the crown was ...
Page 52
... objects of his scorn and aversion . When intelligence of the second Partition Treaty arrived at Madrid , it roused to momentary energy the languishing ruler of a languishing state . The Spanish ambassador at the court of London was ...
... objects of his scorn and aversion . When intelligence of the second Partition Treaty arrived at Madrid , it roused to momentary energy the languishing ruler of a languishing state . The Spanish ambassador at the court of London was ...
Page 54
... object was to get rid of the Ministers . Madrid was supplied with provisions by a monopoly . The government looked after this most delicate con- cern as it looked after every thing else . The partisans of the House of Bourbon took ...
... object was to get rid of the Ministers . Madrid was supplied with provisions by a monopoly . The government looked after this most delicate con- cern as it looked after every thing else . The partisans of the House of Bourbon took ...
Page 58
... object , when he became King of Spain , was to procure a wife . From the day of his marriage to the day of her death , his first object was to have her near him , and to do what she wished . As soon as his wife died , his first object ...
... object , when he became King of Spain , was to procure a wife . From the day of his marriage to the day of her death , his first object was to have her near him , and to do what she wished . As soon as his wife died , his first object ...
Page 62
... Every body , " says he , in a letter to his ambassador , " knows how incapable the Cardinal is . He is an object of contempt to his countrymen . " A few miserable savings were made , which ruined individuals 62 LORD MAHON'S WAR OF.
... Every body , " says he , in a letter to his ambassador , " knows how incapable the Cardinal is . He is an object of contempt to his countrymen . " A few miserable savings were made , which ruined individuals 62 LORD MAHON'S WAR OF.
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