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12 The Czarina , the King of France , the Pope , and the above - mentioned King of Sardinia . 13 ( Warburton remarks on this line : — “ The atrabilaire complexion of Philip II . is well known , but not so well , that he derived it from ...
12 The Czarina , the King of France , the Pope , and the above - mentioned King of Sardinia . 13 ( Warburton remarks on this line : — “ The atrabilaire complexion of Philip II . is well known , but not so well , that he derived it from ...
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... if a minister ; but , if a king , More wise , more learn'd , more just , more everything . Court - virtues bear , like gems , the highest rate , Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate : In life's low vale , the soil the ...
... if a minister ; but , if a king , More wise , more learn'd , more just , more everything . Court - virtues bear , like gems , the highest rate , Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate : In life's low vale , the soil the ...
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... Too rash for thought , for action too refined ; A tyrant to the wife his heart approves ; A rebel to the very king he loves ; He dies , sad outcast of each church and state , And , harder still ! flagitious , yet not great .
... Too rash for thought , for action too refined ; A tyrant to the wife his heart approves ; A rebel to the very king he loves ; He dies , sad outcast of each church and state , And , harder still ! flagitious , yet not great .
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He continued to act with the Tory Opposition , and in 1741 he voted for the motion to remove Sir Robert Walpole from the King's presence and councils for ever . This memorable party movement was nearly successfulfor the vast fabric of ...
He continued to act with the Tory Opposition , and in 1741 he voted for the motion to remove Sir Robert Walpole from the King's presence and councils for ever . This memorable party movement was nearly successfulfor the vast fabric of ...
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In 1745 he was named one of the regents LORD COBHAM . during the King's absence abroad . His lordship died at Stowe , in 1749 . Having no issue , the titles and estates devolved on his sister , Hester Gren . ville , widow of Richard ...
In 1745 he was named one of the regents LORD COBHAM . during the King's absence abroad . His lordship died at Stowe , in 1749 . Having no issue , the titles and estates devolved on his sister , Hester Gren . ville , widow of Richard ...
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