Quarterly Review, Volume 82John Murray, 1848 - English literature |
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... observed that the sketch of the King's daily life makes no reference whatever to a Queen Consort ; yet in 1733 , under his father's dictation , Frederick had espoused the Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick - Bevern , who survived not only ...
... observed that the sketch of the King's daily life makes no reference whatever to a Queen Consort ; yet in 1733 , under his father's dictation , Frederick had espoused the Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick - Bevern , who survived not only ...
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... observe the passion for it , whenever it is once engaged in , it may perhaps deserve to be ranked among the highest and most engrossing of human pleasures . The case of Frederick was no exception to this rule . He took an ever fresh ...
... observe the passion for it , whenever it is once engaged in , it may perhaps deserve to be ranked among the highest and most engrossing of human pleasures . The case of Frederick was no exception to this rule . He took an ever fresh ...
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... observe in passing , that according to Saumaise and Horne Tooke a similar practice gave rise to the French word Poltron ( quasi pollice truncatus ) . Among the officers the grievances were different , but scarcely less . Noble birth was ...
... observe in passing , that according to Saumaise and Horne Tooke a similar practice gave rise to the French word Poltron ( quasi pollice truncatus ) . Among the officers the grievances were different , but scarcely less . Noble birth was ...
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... observed : - " Gentlemen , I recommend to you especially the upholding and supporting my nobility . I lay great stress upon that order , for I require it both for my army and my civil administration . You know how many valuable men I ...
... observed : - " Gentlemen , I recommend to you especially the upholding and supporting my nobility . I lay great stress upon that order , for I require it both for my army and my civil administration . You know how many valuable men I ...
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... observe and afterwards adopt at home the cultivation not only of these turnips and lucerne , but also of the hops , which last his Majesty has recommended to us in the most pressing terms . The King observes that the country - people in ...
... observe and afterwards adopt at home the cultivation not only of these turnips and lucerne , but also of the hops , which last his Majesty has recommended to us in the most pressing terms . The King observes that the country - people in ...
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