Illustrated London [engr. by A.H. Payne, with text by W.I. Bicknell. 2 pt., both imperf.].1846 |
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... sooner than 1464 , when that restless and suspicious prince , Louis XI . , established posts in France , that he might be the sooner advertised of all that passed in his own or the neighbouring kingdoms . He employed THE POST - OFFICE . 23.
... sooner than 1464 , when that restless and suspicious prince , Louis XI . , established posts in France , that he might be the sooner advertised of all that passed in his own or the neighbouring kingdoms . He employed THE POST - OFFICE . 23.
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... passed in their course . Succeeding monarchs , at different times , appointed certain officers for the express purpose of superintending the posts ; but the frequent changes to which these offices were exposed , prevented for a long ...
... passed in their course . Succeeding monarchs , at different times , appointed certain officers for the express purpose of superintending the posts ; but the frequent changes to which these offices were exposed , prevented for a long ...
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... passed soon after the restoration , in 1660 , the regulations settled by the Long Parliament were confirmed , with some improvements . In 1663 the revenue of the post- office was found to produce £ 21,500 annually . In 1685 the proceeds ...
... passed soon after the restoration , in 1660 , the regulations settled by the Long Parliament were confirmed , with some improvements . In 1663 the revenue of the post- office was found to produce £ 21,500 annually . In 1685 the proceeds ...
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... passed over in silence . The privilege of franking letters had been enjoyed by members of Parliament from the first erection of the post - office . The original design of this exemp- tion from payment of postage was to enable members of ...
... passed over in silence . The privilege of franking letters had been enjoyed by members of Parliament from the first erection of the post - office . The original design of this exemp- tion from payment of postage was to enable members of ...
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... passing free than the subscription of a member on the cover . Nay , such was the venality of these times , that even members of Parliament themselves were believed to participate in the gains arising from this scandalous fraud . This ...
... passing free than the subscription of a member on the cover . Nay , such was the venality of these times , that even members of Parliament themselves were believed to participate in the gains arising from this scandalous fraud . This ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 105 - Behold, how good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity...
Seite 70 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And...
Seite 70 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Seite 70 - The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.
Seite 278 - Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth; Let's choose executors and talk of wills : And yet not so — for what can we bequeath Save our deposed bodies to the ground? Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke's, And nothing can we call our own but death, And that small model...
Seite 328 - And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Seite 155 - An act for granting during the continuance of the present war, and until six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, an additional bounty OB the exportation of the silk manufactures of Great Britain.
Seite 279 - For Heaven's sake let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings: How some have been depos'd, some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have depos'd, Some poison'd by their wives, some sleeping kill'd, All murder'd.
Seite 9 - Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around. Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays!
Seite 71 - Do you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you the office of the ministry in the Church of Christ, to serve God for the promoting of his glory and the edifying of his people ? Answ.