The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Том 16J. Limbird, 1830 |
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... entered the precincts of the Duchy , she was met and welcomed by the vassals of her brother , and carried in triumph for a distance of nearly thirty miles , to the capital , where MEMOIR OF QUEEN ADELAIDE . vii fete succeeded fête , vi ...
... entered the precincts of the Duchy , she was met and welcomed by the vassals of her brother , and carried in triumph for a distance of nearly thirty miles , to the capital , where MEMOIR OF QUEEN ADELAIDE . vii fete succeeded fête , vi ...
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... entered into re- specting the object of his visit . His name was said to be Newton , and he was known to Sir R. Birnie . In the beginning of March , it was stated that his Majesty took exercise for three hours every day in the Great ...
... entered into re- specting the object of his visit . His name was said to be Newton , and he was known to Sir R. Birnie . In the beginning of March , it was stated that his Majesty took exercise for three hours every day in the Great ...
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... entered that for- tress as a sovereign , and amidst the heartfelt joy of an immense multitude , she could not help adverting to the dif- ferent circumstances of her situation only a few years before , when she had been sent thither as a ...
... entered that for- tress as a sovereign , and amidst the heartfelt joy of an immense multitude , she could not help adverting to the dif- ferent circumstances of her situation only a few years before , when she had been sent thither as a ...
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... entering into his Royal High- ness ' predilection for the turf , to which vortex , it will be recollected , he was in- troduced by his uncle of Cumberland , we shall merely allude to the unfor- tunate transaction , in the year 1791 ...
... entering into his Royal High- ness ' predilection for the turf , to which vortex , it will be recollected , he was in- troduced by his uncle of Cumberland , we shall merely allude to the unfor- tunate transaction , in the year 1791 ...
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... entering into a matrimonial alliance with my first cousin , George , Prince of Wales . His gene- rosity I regard , and his letters bespeak a mind well cultivated and refined . My uncle is a good man , and I love him very much , but I ...
... entering into a matrimonial alliance with my first cousin , George , Prince of Wales . His gene- rosity I regard , and his letters bespeak a mind well cultivated and refined . My uncle is a good man , and I love him very much , but I ...
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