Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second, Volume 2Richard Bentley, 1843 - Great Britain |
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... BUCKINGHAM . CHAPTER I. — The Duke's intellectual character defined . His birth.- Early habits of study , and subsequent love of pleasure.- A volunteer in the first naval war with the Dutch in 1666 . -Attempts to take his seat in the ...
... BUCKINGHAM . CHAPTER I. — The Duke's intellectual character defined . His birth.- Early habits of study , and subsequent love of pleasure.- A volunteer in the first naval war with the Dutch in 1666 . -Attempts to take his seat in the ...
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... BUCKINGHAM . Character of the Duchess written by herself . - Her marriage in 1699 to James Annesley , third Earl of Anglesea . - Second marriage to Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham and separation from him by act of parliament . Her ...
... BUCKINGHAM . Character of the Duchess written by herself . - Her marriage in 1699 to James Annesley , third Earl of Anglesea . - Second marriage to Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham and separation from him by act of parliament . Her ...
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... BUCKINGHAM . CHAPTER I. The Duke's intellectual character defined . - His birth.- Early habits of study , and subsequent love of pleasure.- A volunteer in the first naval war with the Dutch in 1666 .-- Attempts to take his seat in the ...
... BUCKINGHAM . CHAPTER I. The Duke's intellectual character defined . - His birth.- Early habits of study , and subsequent love of pleasure.- A volunteer in the first naval war with the Dutch in 1666 .-- Attempts to take his seat in the ...
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... Buckingham , if he had never written at all . " Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham , however , appears to have had some claims to conversational wit ; and , though he never attained to intellectual pre - eminence , has at least the merit of ...
... Buckingham , if he had never written at all . " Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham , however , appears to have had some claims to conversational wit ; and , though he never attained to intellectual pre - eminence , has at least the merit of ...
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... allurements of pleasure with " too much eagerness . " He grew into high favour with Charles the Second and his gay courtiers ; became a friend of the wits ; and imbibing the spirit of the circles to which he 2 B DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM . 3.
... allurements of pleasure with " too much eagerness . " He grew into high favour with Charles the Second and his gay courtiers ; became a friend of the wits ; and imbibing the spirit of the circles to which he 2 B DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM . 3.
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