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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second (Vol. 2 of 3)

By Horace Walpole

2020-02-16 04:45:44

The tranquillity of the Administration continued to be disturbed by repeated accounts of great armaments preparing in France for the West Indies; of which General Wall was believed to have given us the first intimation. Their marine grew formidable, ... Read more
The tranquillity of the Administration continued to be disturbed by repeated accounts of great armaments preparing in France for the West Indies; of which General Wall was believed to have given us the first intimation. Their marine grew formidable, but their insults unwisely outstripped their increasing power. We took the alarm; two regiments were ordered from Ireland, and by the beginning of February a fleet of thirty ships of the line was fitted out with equal spirit and expedition. Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Books
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ISBN978-1342585608
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Horace Walpole
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Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He had...

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