The Diary and Correspondence of Charles Abbot, Lord Colchester: Speaker of the House of Commons, 1802-1817, Volume 1J. Murray, 1861 |
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... during the reigns of the two first princes of the House of Hanover . I have said that this country must be kept for some time as a garrisoned country . I meant a Protestant garrison . Whether that is to be the case I cannot say . . . Dr ...
... during the reigns of the two first princes of the House of Hanover . I have said that this country must be kept for some time as a garrisoned country . I meant a Protestant garrison . Whether that is to be the case I cannot say . . . Dr ...
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