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Page 142
... object to govern by an army . His third Parliament had complained , in the Petition of Right , of his fondness for martial law , and of the vexatious manner in which he billeted his soldiers on the people . The wish nearest the heart of ...
... object to govern by an army . His third Parliament had complained , in the Petition of Right , of his fondness for martial law , and of the vexatious manner in which he billeted his soldiers on the people . The wish nearest the heart of ...
Page 212
... object , than an endless series of paltry vexations and oppressions inflicted for no rational object at all . Ireland was fast becoming English . Civilisation and wealth were making rapid progress in almost every part of the island ...
... object , than an endless series of paltry vexations and oppressions inflicted for no rational object at all . Ireland was fast becoming English . Civilisation and wealth were making rapid progress in almost every part of the island ...
Page 309
... object was to free millions of his subjects from penal laws and disabilities which hardly any person now considers as just . He ought , therefore , to be regarded as blameless , or , at worst , as guilty only of employing irregular ...
... object was to free millions of his subjects from penal laws and disabilities which hardly any person now considers as just . He ought , therefore , to be regarded as blameless , or , at worst , as guilty only of employing irregular ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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