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Worthies of the world, a series of historical and critical sketches, ed. by ... - Page 256
edited by - 1880
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Earl ..., Volume 2

John Almon - 1810 - 378 pages
...call upon the honour of your Lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own: I call upon the spirit and humanity of my...your victorious fleets against the boasted Armada > \ * Lord Effingham. — Lord Effingham Howard was Lord High Admiral of England against the Spanish...
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Anecdotes of the life of ... William Pitt, earl of Chatham [by J ..., Volume 2

John Almon - 1810 - 380 pages
...call upon the honour of your Lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own: I call upon the spirit and humanity of my...your victorious fleets against the boasted Armada * Lord Effingham.— Lord Effingham Howard was Loft High Admiral of England against the Spanish armada...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...call upon the honor of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own :—I call upon the spirit and humanity of...noble lord, frowns with indignation at the disgrace ef his country. —In vain he led your victorious fleets against the boasted armada of Spain ; in vain...
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The history of England, from the accession of George iii to 1783, Volume 3

John Adolphus - 1810 - 544 pages
...lordfhips, to reverence '" the dignity of your anceftors, and to maintain your own: I call upon the fpirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character; I invoke the genius of the conftitution! From the tapeftry that adorns thefe walls, the immortal anceftor of this noble lord b...
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The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces ...

Caleb Bingham - Elocution - 1811 - 316 pages
...upon the honor of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain vour own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country,...of Spain; in vain he defended and established the honor, the liberties, the religion, the protestant religion of this country, against the arbitrary...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 2

1812 - 438 pages
...I call upon the honor o your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my...tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor o this noble* Ion frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his conn trv. In vain he led your victorious...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 3

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...honour of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I tall upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genins of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these -walls, the immortal ancestor of this...
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The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year ...

William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 736 pages
...honour of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own : 1 call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to...noble lord* frowns with indignation at the disgrace • Lord Effingham. — Lord Effingbam Howard was Lord High Admiral of England against the Spanish...
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The History of Virginia: From Its First Settlement to the Present Day, Volume 4

John Burk - Virginia - 1816 - 574 pages
...maintain your own. I eall upon the tl spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the nati•• onal character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. " From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immor<l tal ancestor of this noble Lord frowns with indignation at " the disgrace of his country. In...
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Sequel to the English Reader, Or Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry ...

Lindley Murray - Authors - 1816 - 298 pages
...lordfhips, to reverence the dignity of your anceftors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the fpirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the conftitution. From the tapeftry that adorns thefe walls, the immortal anceftor of this noble lord frowns...
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