Quarterly Review, Volume 82John Murray, 1848 - English literature |
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Page 8
... head , and fell a corpse in Frederick's own ante - chamber . The King was startled at the noise , and asked what had happened ; on being told , he only remarked , I did not think that the fellow had so much courage.'t * Despatch to the ...
... head , and fell a corpse in Frederick's own ante - chamber . The King was startled at the noise , and asked what had happened ; on being told , he only remarked , I did not think that the fellow had so much courage.'t * Despatch to the ...
Page 28
... heads of cattle - a tax not abolished until 1787 , the year after Frederick's death . Many branches of trade were prohibited to them , as breweries and distilleries , or the sale of any article of food , except amongst themselves ...
... heads of cattle - a tax not abolished until 1787 , the year after Frederick's death . Many branches of trade were prohibited to them , as breweries and distilleries , or the sale of any article of food , except amongst themselves ...
Page 37
... head from the corner of his chair , to fix his glassy eye , and to move his speechless tongue . The General put up his papers , and withdrew in silence , with a handkerchief before his face . When , in the afternoon , at the desire of ...
... head from the corner of his chair , to fix his glassy eye , and to move his speechless tongue . The General put up his papers , and withdrew in silence , with a handkerchief before his face . When , in the afternoon , at the desire of ...
Page 39
... head of all his troops to give God the glory ! Frederick seated alone in his tent , and composing his loathsome Ode ! The character of Frederick is now , we rejoice to think , viewed by his own countrymen in a fair and discriminating ...
... head of all his troops to give God the glory ! Frederick seated alone in his tent , and composing his loathsome Ode ! The character of Frederick is now , we rejoice to think , viewed by his own countrymen in a fair and discriminating ...
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... heads of such houses ; but in his long list he cannot point to more than four Chancellors ' sons who can be said to have at all distinguished themselves . Of these the second Earl of Maccles- field , though he attained considerable ...
... heads of such houses ; but in his long list he cannot point to more than four Chancellors ' sons who can be said to have at all distinguished themselves . Of these the second Earl of Maccles- field , though he attained considerable ...
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