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... Charles James , an illustrious statel man , who took a large and important fhare in all the public bufinefs of the British empire , fron 1768 to 1805 The period of Mr F's poli tical life was filled with meatures of fuch intereft and ...
... Charles James , an illustrious statel man , who took a large and important fhare in all the public bufinefs of the British empire , fron 1768 to 1805 The period of Mr F's poli tical life was filled with meatures of fuch intereft and ...
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... Charles Fox , and to this idol of the fprightly and unfcrupulous , every epi- grammatic fally , every gambling anecdote , and e very humorous fubterfuge to difarm importuning creditors were at that time afcribed . Towards the end of the ...
... Charles Fox , and to this idol of the fprightly and unfcrupulous , every epi- grammatic fally , every gambling anecdote , and e very humorous fubterfuge to difarm importuning creditors were at that time afcribed . Towards the end of the ...
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... CHARLES MARTEL Clotaire II . was fucceeded by Dagobert I. wha proved a great and powerful prince , and raf the kingdom of France to a high degree of fples- dor . Dagobert was fucceeded by his fons Sige bert and Clovis II .; the former ...
... CHARLES MARTEL Clotaire II . was fucceeded by Dagobert I. wha proved a great and powerful prince , and raf the kingdom of France to a high degree of fples- dor . Dagobert was fucceeded by his fons Sige bert and Clovis II .; the former ...
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... Charles , the illegitimate fon of Pepin , was now rated to the dignity of duke by the Auftrafians . The murder of Dagobert II . freed him from a powerful opponent ; and , the young king Chil- peric II . who was then brought from a ...
... Charles , the illegitimate fon of Pepin , was now rated to the dignity of duke by the Auftrafians . The murder of Dagobert II . freed him from a powerful opponent ; and , the young king Chil- peric II . who was then brought from a ...
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... Charles and Carloman . ( 12. ) FRANCE , HISTORY OF , FROM CHILDE- RIC'S DEPOSITION TO THE DEATH OF PEPIN AND ACCESSION OF HIS SONS . This revolution took place in 751. Pepin's attention was first claimed by a revolt of the Saxons ; whom ...
... Charles and Carloman . ( 12. ) FRANCE , HISTORY OF , FROM CHILDE- RIC'S DEPOSITION TO THE DEATH OF PEPIN AND ACCESSION OF HIS SONS . This revolution took place in 751. Pepin's attention was first claimed by a revolt of the Saxons ; whom ...
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