Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 3-4D. Appleton, 1879 |
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... head by a hewer of milestones , joined to a bosom by Praxiteles , would not surprise or shock us more than this Supplement . The Memoir contains much that is worth reading ; for it contains many extracts from the compositions of Sir ...
... head by a hewer of milestones , joined to a bosom by Praxiteles , would not surprise or shock us more than this Supplement . The Memoir contains much that is worth reading ; for it contains many extracts from the compositions of Sir ...
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... head of the Protestant interest . Though , in the day of their affectionate enthusiasm , they might sometimes extol the royal prerogative in terms which would have better be- come the courtiers of Aurungzebe , they were not men whom it ...
... head of the Protestant interest . Though , in the day of their affectionate enthusiasm , they might sometimes extol the royal prerogative in terms which would have better be- come the courtiers of Aurungzebe , they were not men whom it ...
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... year , James was a most bloody and remorse- less persecutor . After 1679 he was placed at the head of the government of Scotland . And what had been his con duct in that country ? He had hunted down the 58 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS.
... year , James was a most bloody and remorse- less persecutor . After 1679 he was placed at the head of the government of Scotland . And what had been his con duct in that country ? He had hunted down the 58 MACAULAY'S MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS.
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... head of the Tory party . He had stood firmly by James in the most trying emergencies . But he would not change his religion , and he was dismissed . That we may not be suspected of overstating the case , Dr. Lingard , a very competent ...
... head of the Tory party . He had stood firmly by James in the most trying emergencies . But he would not change his religion , and he was dismissed . That we may not be suspected of overstating the case , Dr. Lingard , a very competent ...
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... head of every college which was sub- ject to the royal power , would have belonged to the Church of Rome . Almost all the places of liberal education would have been under the direction of Catholics . The whole power of licensing books ...
... head of every college which was sub- ject to the royal power , would have belonged to the Church of Rome . Almost all the places of liberal education would have been under the direction of Catholics . The whole power of licensing books ...
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