Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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... conduct of Charles had been blameless , it might have been said that his eyes were at last opened to the errors of his former conduct , and that , in sacrificing to the wishes of his Parliament a minister whose crime had been a devotion ...
... conduct of Charles had been blameless , it might have been said that his eyes were at last opened to the errors of his former conduct , and that , in sacrificing to the wishes of his Parliament a minister whose crime had been a devotion ...
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... conduct of Milton and the other wise and good men who , in spite of much that was ridiculous and hateful in the conduct of their associ- ates , stood firmly by the cause of Public Liberty . We are not aware that the poet has been ...
... conduct of Milton and the other wise and good men who , in spite of much that was ridiculous and hateful in the conduct of their associ- ates , stood firmly by the cause of Public Liberty . We are not aware that the poet has been ...
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... conduct as a mem- ber of the Cabal was redeemed by his conduct as a leader of Opposition . On the contrary , his life was such that every part of it , as if by a skilful contrivance , reflects infamy on every other . We should never ...
... conduct as a mem- ber of the Cabal was redeemed by his conduct as a leader of Opposition . On the contrary , his life was such that every part of it , as if by a skilful contrivance , reflects infamy on every other . We should never ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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