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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Page 346
... Walpole turned for companionship to a Maria Skeritt . In rousing men from materialism , Pitt was the White- field , if not the Wesley , of politics ; whereas Walpole could be satirised as designing to transfer the not from the ...
... Walpole turned for companionship to a Maria Skeritt . In rousing men from materialism , Pitt was the White- field , if not the Wesley , of politics ; whereas Walpole could be satirised as designing to transfer the not from the ...
Page 348
... Walpole phrased it , " are like wit and madness , they are separated by thin partitions " , " and no Chancellor of the Exchequer ever knew better that with the wealthy it is always well . " Trade " , he wrote , " is the main riches of ...
... Walpole phrased it , " are like wit and madness , they are separated by thin partitions " , " and no Chancellor of the Exchequer ever knew better that with the wealthy it is always well . " Trade " , he wrote , " is the main riches of ...
Page 367
... WALPOLE AND GEORGE II 367 In February 1727 , Spain actually declared war on Britain , but its languid course showed ... Walpole's power . His new sovereign , after first giving him the lie and his dismissal , was brought by Queen ...
... WALPOLE AND GEORGE II 367 In February 1727 , Spain actually declared war on Britain , but its languid course showed ... Walpole's power . His new sovereign , after first giving him the lie and his dismissal , was brought by Queen ...
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