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... things earthly , at the throne of God . ] There may be , and there often is , indeed , a regard for ancestry , which nourishes only a weak pride ; as there is also a care for pos- terity , which only disguises an habitual avarice , or ...
... things earthly , at the throne of God . ] There may be , and there often is , indeed , a regard for ancestry , which nourishes only a weak pride ; as there is also a care for pos- terity , which only disguises an habitual avarice , or ...
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... things follow . There have been battles which have fixed the fate of nations . These come down to us in history with a solid and permanent interest , not created by a display of glittering armor , the rush of adverse battalions , the ...
... things follow . There have been battles which have fixed the fate of nations . These come down to us in history with a solid and permanent interest , not created by a display of glittering armor , the rush of adverse battalions , the ...
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... things for this great result . In the year 1660 the English act of Navigation was pass- ed ; the first and grand object of which seems to have been to secure to England the whole trade with her plantations . It was provided , by that ...
... things for this great result . In the year 1660 the English act of Navigation was pass- ed ; the first and grand object of which seems to have been to secure to England the whole trade with her plantations . It was provided , by that ...
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... things , and before the revolution in 1688 , a vast change had been wrought . It may be thought probable , that , for the last half century , the process of sub- division in England , has been retarded , if not reversed ; that the great ...
... things , and before the revolution in 1688 , a vast change had been wrought . It may be thought probable , that , for the last half century , the process of sub- division in England , has been retarded , if not reversed ; that the great ...
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... things long since past ; a state in which a feudal baron , with his retainers , might stand against the sovereign , who was himself but the greatest baron , and his retainers . But at present , what could the richest landholder do ...
... things long since past ; a state in which a feudal baron , with his retainers , might stand against the sovereign , who was himself but the greatest baron , and his retainers . But at present , what could the richest landholder do ...
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