A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh. Defoe Daniel
his revised opinion of Marlborough as most obvious in his tribute to him at his death is the result of his change of opinion about Marlborough's motives and removing him from the list of heroes who possessed the "courage of honor" as described in
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William Coxe,
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Coxe, vi, p. 123.
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Coxe, vi, 126.
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The advantage France gained from Marlborough's fall and their complete awareness of it is discussed in Churchill, vi, pp. 462-69.
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Coxe, vi, p. 126; Hamilton, p. 172, and
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J. R. Moore,
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Davis, "