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Page 22
... important ; so important , as alone to justify the utmost severity , even though it were certain that his fate would not deter others from imitating his example . At present , indeed , we should think it extremely pernicious to take ...
... important ; so important , as alone to justify the utmost severity , even though it were certain that his fate would not deter others from imitating his example . At present , indeed , we should think it extremely pernicious to take ...
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... important , is perfectly true . But many writers seem never to have considered on what the historical importance of an event depends . They seem not to be aware that the importance of a fact , when that fact is considered with refer ...
... important , is perfectly true . But many writers seem never to have considered on what the historical importance of an event depends . They seem not to be aware that the importance of a fact , when that fact is considered with refer ...
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... important was the full establishment of the liberty of unlicensed printing . The Censorship which , under some form ... important of those changes which the Revolution produced in our laws . The changes which it produced in our laws ...
... important was the full establishment of the liberty of unlicensed printing . The Censorship which , under some form ... important of those changes which the Revolution produced in our laws . The changes which it produced in our laws ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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