Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 248
... Second than to any Ministers of later times ; for , in the time of Charles the Second , the House was checking Ministers in whom it did not confide . Now that its ascendency is fully established , it either confides in Ministers or ...
... Second than to any Ministers of later times ; for , in the time of Charles the Second , the House was checking Ministers in whom it did not confide . Now that its ascendency is fully established , it either confides in Ministers or ...
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... second from 1678 to 1681 , the third from 1681 to 1688 . In 1660 the whole nation was mad with loyal excitement . If we had to choose a lot from among all the multitude of those which men have drawn since the beginning of the world , we ...
... second from 1678 to 1681 , the third from 1681 to 1688 . In 1660 the whole nation was mad with loyal excitement . If we had to choose a lot from among all the multitude of those which men have drawn since the beginning of the world , we ...
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... Second , and James the Second , in spite of the greatest faults , and in the midst of the greatest misfortunes , received innumerable proofs . Those Whigs who stood by the new dynasty so manfully with purse and sword did so on ...
... Second , and James the Second , in spite of the greatest faults , and in the midst of the greatest misfortunes , received innumerable proofs . Those Whigs who stood by the new dynasty so manfully with purse and sword did so on ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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