History of England Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne Until the Peace of Utrecht, 1701-1713, Volume 2J. Murray, 1872 |
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... remained some days ; all the survivors in a state of grief and consterna- tion more easily imagined than described . As it chanced the purser of the Arundel being on shore discovered in the hands of some fishermen a large emerald ring ...
... remained some days ; all the survivors in a state of grief and consterna- tion more easily imagined than described . As it chanced the purser of the Arundel being on shore discovered in the hands of some fishermen a large emerald ring ...
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... remained wholly unconscious of a rival . Her eyes were first opened in the summer of 1707 , when she learnt that her cousin Hill had become the wife of Mr. Samuel Masham one of the Prince's gentlemen . On further inquiry it came out ...
... remained wholly unconscious of a rival . Her eyes were first opened in the summer of 1707 , when she learnt that her cousin Hill had become the wife of Mr. Samuel Masham one of the Prince's gentlemen . On further inquiry it came out ...
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... remained entirely passive . Before the Peers rose that same day the Address was returned from the Commons as concurred in by that House , nor did any one of their Lordships raise his voice against it . It went up therefore to the Queen ...
... remained entirely passive . Before the Peers rose that same day the Address was returned from the Commons as concurred in by that House , nor did any one of their Lordships raise his voice against it . It went up therefore to the Queen ...
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... remained in the adjoining apart- ment ready to be called in when he snatched an un- easy slumber in the afternoons . It was during these intervals , while herself oppressed with sorrow and weariness , that she had to withstand the sharp ...
... remained in the adjoining apart- ment ready to be called in when he snatched an un- easy slumber in the afternoons . It was during these intervals , while herself oppressed with sorrow and weariness , that she had to withstand the sharp ...
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... repeated twice , and with some vehemence , while the other Ministers expressed their agreement by their looks . The Queen remained silent but presently withdrew , leaving the business of 52 [ CHAP . X. HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... repeated twice , and with some vehemence , while the other Ministers expressed their agreement by their looks . The Queen remained silent but presently withdrew , leaving the business of 52 [ CHAP . X. HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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