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" it gave me two or three years ago. There has been nothing of note in Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes, 1 which, Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barré, who is the present Pitt, and the dread of all the... "
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford - Page 318
by Horace Walpole - 1857
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The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright].

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 548 pages
...that turned to a fever: I am now taking James's powder, not without apprehensions of the gout, which it gave me two or three years ago. There has been nothing of note in Parliament but one 1 Mr. Selwyn's morbid curiosity after trials and executions is well known.—C. 2 Isabella, only sister...
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The letters of Horace Walpole, [ed. by J. Wright].

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1842 - 580 pages
...that turned to a fever: I am now taking James's powder, not without apprehensions of the gout, which it gave me two or three years ago. There has been...Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes," which Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barr^, who is the present Pitt,...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters ...

Horace Walpole - 1842 - 574 pages
...that turned to a fever: I am now taking James's powder, not without apprehensions of the gout, which it gave me two or three years ago. There has been...Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes," which Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barre', who is the present Pitt,...
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Luxury and the Fine Arts, in Some of Their Moral and Historical Relations ...

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1859 - 62 pages
...on the lâth of February, 1765,) but one slight day on the American Taxes,— which Charles Townsend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barré,...Pitt, and the dread of all the vociferous Norths and Rigbys, on whose lungs depended so much of Mr. Grenville's power." This is the speech which has become...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Volume 4

Horace Walpole - 1861 - 554 pages
...that turned to a fever: I am now taking James's powder, not without apprehensions of the gout, which it gave me two or three years ago. There has been...Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barre', who is the present Pitt, and the dread of all the vociferous Norths and Bigbys, on whose lungs...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1852-1867

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1867 - 748 pages
...writes Horace Walpole on the 12th of February, 1765, "but one slight day on the American Taxes,— which Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty...Pitt, and the dread of all the vociferous Norths and Rigbys, on whose lungs depended so much of Mr. Grenville's power." This is the speech which has become...
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A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3

William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1882 - 614 pages
...speech on American taxation, April 1774. The following is Horace Walpole'? sole notice of the measure: ' There has been nothing of note in Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes, which Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barre, who is the present Pitt...
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Letters of David Hume to William Strahan

David Hume - 1888 - 486 pages
...Parliament at the time, yet he only once mentions the debates on the Stamp Act. On Feb. 12, he wrote :—' There has been nothing of note in Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes.' Ib. p. 322. have the misfortune in the former place to attach himself to letters, even if he succeeds,...
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Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 2

Horace Walpole - 1890 - 362 pages
...taking James's powder, not without apprehensions of the gout, which it gave me two or three years ago. one slight day on the American taxes, 1 which, Charles...Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barre, who is the present Pitt, and the dread of all the vociferous Norths and Rigbys, on whose lungs...
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A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3

William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1878 - 602 pages
...speech on American taxation, April 1774. The following is Horace Walpole's sole notice of the measure: ' There has been nothing of note in Parliament but one slight day on the American taxes, which Charles Townshend supporting, received a pretty heavy thump from Barr£, who is the present Pitt...
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