Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 68
... called modern history , in contradistinction to the history of the middle ages , is generally supposed to commence . He has stopped at the accession of George the Third , " from unwillingness , " as he says , " to excite the prejudices ...
... called modern history , in contradistinction to the history of the middle ages , is generally supposed to commence . He has stopped at the accession of George the Third , " from unwillingness , " as he says , " to excite the prejudices ...
Page 227
... called upon to give his opinion of the States and their Ministers , he would say exactly what he thought . He now saw clearly that the tempest was gathering fast , that the great alliance which he had formed and over which he had ...
... called upon to give his opinion of the States and their Ministers , he would say exactly what he thought . He now saw clearly that the tempest was gathering fast , that the great alliance which he had formed and over which he had ...
Page 374
... called to fill any high office ; and those few had generally , like Sir William Wyndham , learned in the company of their new associates the doctrines of toleration and political liberty , and might indeed with strict propriety be called ...
... called to fill any high office ; and those few had generally , like Sir William Wyndham , learned in the company of their new associates the doctrines of toleration and political liberty , and might indeed with strict propriety be called ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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