Correspondence, selected from the originals at Woburn abbey. With an intr. by lord J. Russell, Volume 3 |
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... talked to you upon in the last conversation you had with him , and of which you give me an account in your letter in cypher of the 5th instant . 4 15 As the declaration M. Durand made on Wed- nesday last by order of his court to the ...
... talked to you upon in the last conversation you had with him , and of which you give me an account in your letter in cypher of the 5th instant . 4 15 As the declaration M. Durand made on Wed- nesday last by order of his court to the ...
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... talked of the thing as done , and that they would , upon the foot of a pur- chase by us , deny those advantages to other nations . He then gave me a packet from Mr. Keene to your Grace . I sent to Bedford House to know whether your ...
... talked of the thing as done , and that they would , upon the foot of a pur- chase by us , deny those advantages to other nations . He then gave me a packet from Mr. Keene to your Grace . I sent to Bedford House to know whether your ...
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... talked of by the Spanish ministers towards the British nation would have secured to it for ever in exclu- sion of other nations . The argument you made use of to M. de Carvajal was doubtless an unanswer- able one to this point , I mean ...
... talked of by the Spanish ministers towards the British nation would have secured to it for ever in exclu- sion of other nations . The argument you made use of to M. de Carvajal was doubtless an unanswer- able one to this point , I mean ...
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... talked and who are in good humour , which I think would not be the case if the danger was really so great as is pretended : be it as it will , I will neglect nothing in order to get information from within doors concerning the condition ...
... talked and who are in good humour , which I think would not be the case if the danger was really so great as is pretended : be it as it will , I will neglect nothing in order to get information from within doors concerning the condition ...
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... talked together upon it , and he despises the inform- ation with the appearance of so much innocence , or art as to make old Wall rather think him not guilty . There may be another reason between your Grace and me for that perhaps ...
... talked together upon it , and he despises the inform- ation with the appearance of so much innocence , or art as to make old Wall rather think him not guilty . There may be another reason between your Grace and me for that perhaps ...
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