The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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This was the joint accomplishment of two men above all others , of Robert Walpole and the elder Pitt . ... Pitt's noble helpmeet thought his nature some emanation of the All- Beauteous Mind , while Walpole turned for companionship to a ...
This was the joint accomplishment of two men above all others , of Robert Walpole and the elder Pitt . ... Pitt's noble helpmeet thought his nature some emanation of the All- Beauteous Mind , while Walpole turned for companionship to a ...
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PITT AND THE PEOPLE 503 grounds . He wished for the exclusive right to the fisheries of the St Lawrence and Newfoundland in order to drive French sailors from the New World . Pitt was less of a free agent in his policy than either Bute ...
PITT AND THE PEOPLE 503 grounds . He wished for the exclusive right to the fisheries of the St Lawrence and Newfoundland in order to drive French sailors from the New World . Pitt was less of a free agent in his policy than either Bute ...
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As we know in later years , Pitt declared he would not allow " a nail or a horseshoe " to be manufactured in North America . But he also suggested with pride and prophetic insight that Canada would contain 15,000,000 men " when fully ...
As we know in later years , Pitt declared he would not allow " a nail or a horseshoe " to be manufactured in North America . But he also suggested with pride and prophetic insight that Canada would contain 15,000,000 men " when fully ...
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