No sooner had the King heard this than, facing Beckford in a way to show his natural obstinacy, he read the following answer :— " I should have been wanting to the public, as well as to myself, if I had not expressed my dissatisfaction at the late address.... The Beauties of Wiltshire: Displayed in Statistical, Historical, and ... - Page 229 by John Britton - 1801 Full view -
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