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... interest , he moved that the question of passing the king's declaration concerning ecclesiastical affairs into a law ... interests of the landed gentry to lay the burden on the excise . In the settlement of Ireland his services were ...
... interest , he moved that the question of passing the king's declaration concerning ecclesiastical affairs into a law ... interests of the landed gentry to lay the burden on the excise . In the settlement of Ireland his services were ...
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... interest he had with such as were then in power ' procured him one of the prizes of the church , viz . Cliffe in Kent . Here he succeeded Dr. Griffith Higges , who was ejected for his loyalty to the king and treason to the Commonwealth ...
... interest he had with such as were then in power ' procured him one of the prizes of the church , viz . Cliffe in Kent . Here he succeeded Dr. Griffith Higges , who was ejected for his loyalty to the king and treason to the Commonwealth ...
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... interest as forming a connecting link between the deism of the early part of the eighteenth century and the more aggressive and outspoken deism of Paine and the revolutionary period . He is a coarse but forcible writer . A Collec- tion ...
... interest as forming a connecting link between the deism of the early part of the eighteenth century and the more aggressive and outspoken deism of Paine and the revolutionary period . He is a coarse but forcible writer . A Collec- tion ...
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... interest in the education of this nephew , and several letters are addressed to him ( see esp . Epist . iv . 31 , 52 ) . From an early age Anselm was studious , as well as clever and amiable . He made rapid progress in learning , and ...
... interest in the education of this nephew , and several letters are addressed to him ( see esp . Epist . iv . 31 , 52 ) . From an early age Anselm was studious , as well as clever and amiable . He made rapid progress in learning , and ...
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... interest which Anson could have had ; that he had some may be considered certain . In July 1746 Vice - Admiral Martin re- signed the command of the Channel fleet ; and Anson , now vice - admiral of the blue , undertook the duty and ...
... interest which Anson could have had ; that he had some may be considered certain . In July 1746 Vice - Admiral Martin re- signed the command of the Channel fleet ; and Anson , now vice - admiral of the blue , undertook the duty and ...
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