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Page 183
... gave it away , and he gave it away on a particular condi- tion . Barré , it will be remembered , had been given a life- pension of £ 3,000 in compensation for his shabby treatment by the Rockingham party . Pitt now made Barré Clerk of ...
... gave it away , and he gave it away on a particular condi- tion . Barré , it will be remembered , had been given a life- pension of £ 3,000 in compensation for his shabby treatment by the Rockingham party . Pitt now made Barré Clerk of ...
Page 235
... gave up what was meant for mankind : Though fraught with all learning , yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote . " He took part in politics , just as Shakespeare acted , and Bach gave lessons on the ...
... gave up what was meant for mankind : Though fraught with all learning , yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote . " He took part in politics , just as Shakespeare acted , and Bach gave lessons on the ...
Page 291
... gave them the toast Devotion to Fox " and so we all got to loggerheads directly , and jawed and drank till twelve or one o'clock , and I suppose I was devilish abusive , for they are all as shy as be damned of me ever since . " As for ...
... gave them the toast Devotion to Fox " and so we all got to loggerheads directly , and jawed and drank till twelve or one o'clock , and I suppose I was devilish abusive , for they are all as shy as be damned of me ever since . " As for ...
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