Dictionary of National Biography1885 |
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... George II had been compared to David by his panegyrists , and the book is intended to show how the memory of the British monarch is insulted by the comparison . ' This book seems to have suggested Voltaire's ' Saul , ' which is ...
... George II had been compared to David by his panegyrists , and the book is intended to show how the memory of the British monarch is insulted by the comparison . ' This book seems to have suggested Voltaire's ' Saul , ' which is ...
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... George Anson , who is cousin to my Lord Parker . In 1716 the most brilliant merit conceivable was all the more brilliant in the nephew of the lord chief justice . He continued in the Hampshire till she paid off in December 1717 , and in ...
... George Anson , who is cousin to my Lord Parker . In 1716 the most brilliant merit conceivable was all the more brilliant in the nephew of the lord chief justice . He continued in the Hampshire till she paid off in December 1717 , and in ...
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... George , the captain of the latter , went on board the Prince George to sur- render his sword to Anson , he addressed him with , ' Monsieur , vous avez vaincu l'Invin- For a year and a half Anson continued in London , taking a leading ...
... George , the captain of the latter , went on board the Prince George to sur- render his sword to Anson , he addressed him with , ' Monsieur , vous avez vaincu l'Invin- For a year and a half Anson continued in London , taking a leading ...
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cible , et la Gloire vous suit . ' Saint - George | the admiralty it should , except in the name returned to England with Anson , and be- and show of it , be the same thing as if you tween the two there sprang up a friendship were there ...
cible , et la Gloire vous suit . ' Saint - George | the admiralty it should , except in the name returned to England with Anson , and be- and show of it , be the same thing as if you tween the two there sprang up a friendship were there ...
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... George afterwards in- herited also the family estate of Shugborough , and took the name of Anson . The son of George Adams was in 1806 created Viscount Anson and Baron Sobert on , and his grandson in 1831 was made Earl of Lichfield . 20 ...
... George afterwards in- herited also the family estate of Shugborough , and took the name of Anson . The son of George Adams was in 1806 created Viscount Anson and Baron Sobert on , and his grandson in 1831 was made Earl of Lichfield . 20 ...
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