National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the Nineteenth Century, Том 1Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1830 |
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... gave it her with all my heart , and with my earnest secret prayer to God , that she might adorn her illustrious station with every christian grace ; and that if ever she became Queen of this truly great and glorious country , she might ...
... gave it her with all my heart , and with my earnest secret prayer to God , that she might adorn her illustrious station with every christian grace ; and that if ever she became Queen of this truly great and glorious country , she might ...
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... gave full evidence of his qualifications for the arduous office to which he had been appointed . Opposed as he was to one of the most skilful and active of the French generals , he required the full and unreserved co - operation of the ...
... gave full evidence of his qualifications for the arduous office to which he had been appointed . Opposed as he was to one of the most skilful and active of the French generals , he required the full and unreserved co - operation of the ...
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... gave rise to his rapid advancement in honour and celebrity . Having , notwithstanding the many obstacles which opposed his progress , succeeded in obtaining the celebrated victory of Talavera , he was raised to the peer- age as Lord ...
... gave rise to his rapid advancement in honour and celebrity . Having , notwithstanding the many obstacles which opposed his progress , succeeded in obtaining the celebrated victory of Talavera , he was raised to the peer- age as Lord ...
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... gave additional lustre to his laurels . On the 23rd of April , 1814 , the convention of Paris was signed , and in the May following , his Lordship was created Marquis of Douro and Duke of Wellington , and received the grant of four ...
... gave additional lustre to his laurels . On the 23rd of April , 1814 , the convention of Paris was signed , and in the May following , his Lordship was created Marquis of Douro and Duke of Wellington , and received the grant of four ...
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... gave additional lustre to his laurels . On the 23rd of April , 1814 , the convention of Paris was signed , and in the May following , his Lordship was created Marquis of Douro and Duke of Wellington , and received the grant of four ...
... gave additional lustre to his laurels . On the 23rd of April , 1814 , the convention of Paris was signed , and in the May following , his Lordship was created Marquis of Douro and Duke of Wellington , and received the grant of four ...
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