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Page 369
... Pitt bought estates and rotten boroughs , and sat in the House of Commons for Old Sarum . His son Robert was at one time member for Old Sarum , and at another for Oakhampton . Robert had two sons . Thomas , the elder , inherited the ...
... Pitt bought estates and rotten boroughs , and sat in the House of Commons for Old Sarum . His son Robert was at one time member for Old Sarum , and at another for Oakhampton . Robert had two sons . Thomas , the elder , inherited the ...
Page 382
... Pitt's bad college verses , has not even alluded to this story , a story which is supported by strong testimony , and which may be found in so common a book as Coxe's Life of Walpole . The new arrangements disappointed almost every ...
... Pitt's bad college verses , has not even alluded to this story , a story which is supported by strong testimony , and which may be found in so common a book as Coxe's Life of Walpole . The new arrangements disappointed almost every ...
Page 383
... Pitt . During the recess of 1744 , the old Duchess of Marlborough died . She carried to her grave the reputation of being decidedly the best hater of her time . Yet her love had been infinitely more destructive than her hatred . More ...
... Pitt . During the recess of 1744 , the old Duchess of Marlborough died . She carried to her grave the reputation of being decidedly the best hater of her time . Yet her love had been infinitely more destructive than her hatred . More ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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