Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 41
... interest in the prosperity and dignity of the order to which the writer belonged ; an interest which , when kept within certain limits , does not deserve censure , but which can never be considered as a virtue . Laud is anxious to accom ...
... interest in the prosperity and dignity of the order to which the writer belonged ; an interest which , when kept within certain limits , does not deserve censure , but which can never be considered as a virtue . Laud is anxious to accom ...
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... interest of the executive government to protect those very doctrines which an executive government is in general inclined to persecute . The sovereign , the ministers , the courtiers , at last even the universities and the clergy , were ...
... interest of the executive government to protect those very doctrines which an executive government is in general inclined to persecute . The sovereign , the ministers , the courtiers , at last even the universities and the clergy , were ...
Page 384
... interest so to put him off . There was a strong tie between him and them . He was the enemy of their enemy . The brothers hated and dreaded the eloquent , aspiring , and imperious Granville . They had traced his intrigues in many ...
... interest so to put him off . There was a strong tie between him and them . He was the enemy of their enemy . The brothers hated and dreaded the eloquent , aspiring , and imperious Granville . They had traced his intrigues in many ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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