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... night . " The Historic Muse " -thus he writes to his father- " captivates extremely , but at the 2 Chatham Correspondence , vol . iv . p . 364 . same time I beg you to be persuaded that neither 12 CHAP . I. LIFE OF PITT .
... night . " The Historic Muse " -thus he writes to his father- " captivates extremely , but at the 2 Chatham Correspondence , vol . iv . p . 364 . same time I beg you to be persuaded that neither 12 CHAP . I. LIFE OF PITT .
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... night by night in the House of Commons the haughty and resolute Prime Minister , armed on all points , and ever self - possessed , had great difficulty in believing how far in his social hours he could unbend . Yet the testimony as ...
... night by night in the House of Commons the haughty and resolute Prime Minister , armed on all points , and ever self - possessed , had great difficulty in believing how far in his social hours he could unbend . Yet the testimony as ...
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... night ( 1779 ) . " I have heard no news of any kind . James is gone with my sisters to the ball as a professed dancer , which stands in the place of an invitation ; a character which I do not assume , and have therefore stayed away ...
... night ( 1779 ) . " I have heard no news of any kind . James is gone with my sisters to the ball as a professed dancer , which stands in the place of an invitation ; a character which I do not assume , and have therefore stayed away ...
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... night , and that which detains me here at present , might completely stamp me for a fine gentleman , if the House of Commons did not come in to support the gravity of my character . I shall cer- tainly be with you to - morrow , at as ...
... night , and that which detains me here at present , might completely stamp me for a fine gentleman , if the House of Commons did not come in to support the gravity of my character . I shall cer- tainly be with you to - morrow , at as ...
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... night everything seems likely to subside , and we may sleep again as in a Christian country . Lincoln's Inn has been [ surrounded ] with flames on all sides , but itself perfectly free from danger . " The only objects of resentment seem ...
... night everything seems likely to subside , and we may sleep again as in a Christian country . Lincoln's Inn has been [ surrounded ] with flames on all sides , but itself perfectly free from danger . " The only objects of resentment seem ...
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