The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second, Band 4F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... France . The acquisition of the Dutch fleet was certainly a considerable advantage : but the military part of this expedition was disastrous , even amidst honorable victo- ries . The courage of the troops , and the 30 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... France . The acquisition of the Dutch fleet was certainly a considerable advantage : but the military part of this expedition was disastrous , even amidst honorable victo- ries . The courage of the troops , and the 30 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... expedition to Holland , and into the general state of the nation , -served to exercise the ta- lents of both parties , and to prove the inefficacy of argument , compared with the force of number . Among other parliamentary topics , the ...
... expedition to Holland , and into the general state of the nation , -served to exercise the ta- lents of both parties , and to prove the inefficacy of argument , compared with the force of number . Among other parliamentary topics , the ...
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... expedition to the coast of Spain . Above ten thousand men landed near Ferrol , and advanced to the heights near that town . Some skirmishes , unfa vorable to the Spaniards , occurred : but , when the pos- session of the eminences ...
... expedition to the coast of Spain . Above ten thousand men landed near Ferrol , and advanced to the heights near that town . Some skirmishes , unfa vorable to the Spaniards , occurred : but , when the pos- session of the eminences ...
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... expeditions , and encouraged , by large subsidies , the faithless indolence of foreign prin- ces . Prodigal beyond all former example , he ridiculed the idea of œconomy ; connived at the embezzle- ments of rapacious officers ; and ...
... expeditions , and encouraged , by large subsidies , the faithless indolence of foreign prin- ces . Prodigal beyond all former example , he ridiculed the idea of œconomy ; connived at the embezzle- ments of rapacious officers ; and ...
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... expeditions marked its progress : disasters had occurred , which might easily have been avoided ; and the resources of the country had been shamefully wasted . Insincere negotiations had been carried on , to dupe and blind the people ...
... expeditions marked its progress : disasters had occurred , which might easily have been avoided ; and the resources of the country had been shamefully wasted . Insincere negotiations had been carried on , to dupe and blind the people ...
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