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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... seems to have existed an intention , during the latter part of King James's reign , of tampering with the Duke's loyalty , and inviting him to join the cause of the Prince of Orange . King William , after his elevation to the throne ...
... seems to have existed an intention , during the latter part of King James's reign , of tampering with the Duke's loyalty , and inviting him to join the cause of the Prince of Orange . King William , after his elevation to the throne ...
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... seems to have been singu- larly open to superstition . In his poem of the Vision , " he says , — 66 * Works , vol . ii . p . 253 . After the death of Edmund Sheffield , second Duke of Buckingham , a greater part of the family estates ...
... seems to have been singu- larly open to superstition . In his poem of the Vision , " he says , — 66 * Works , vol . ii . p . 253 . After the death of Edmund Sheffield , second Duke of Buckingham , a greater part of the family estates ...
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... seems to have shown towards either of his former wives . " Whenever she was ill , " we are told , " or in danger , ( which generally happened when she was with child , or at her lying - in , ) he showed all possible marks of concern ...
... seems to have shown towards either of his former wives . " Whenever she was ill , " we are told , " or in danger , ( which generally happened when she was with child , or at her lying - in , ) he showed all possible marks of concern ...
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... seems to have been something more in the speech than a mere taunt . Graham was himself willing to have the story believed . The Duchess of Buckingham , and Graham's legitimate daughter , the Countess of Berkshire , were thought to bear ...
... seems to have been something more in the speech than a mere taunt . Graham was himself willing to have the story believed . The Duchess of Buckingham , and Graham's legitimate daughter , the Countess of Berkshire , were thought to bear ...
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... seems to have been that she would never have received justice at his hands , had not Lord Mansfield told him plainly that unless he satisfied the Duchess he could never show his face again . On this , Lord Bath * Walpole's Reminiscences ...
... seems to have been that she would never have received justice at his hands , had not Lord Mansfield told him plainly that unless he satisfied the Duchess he could never show his face again . On this , Lord Bath * Walpole's Reminiscences ...
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