Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 3-4Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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Page 17
... army . The authority of Elizabeth rested solely on the support of her people . Those who say that her power was absolute do not sufficiently consider in what her power consisted . Her power consisted in the willing obedi- ence of her ...
... army . The authority of Elizabeth rested solely on the support of her people . Those who say that her power was absolute do not sufficiently consider in what her power consisted . Her power consisted in the willing obedi- ence of her ...
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... army which could , by its superior arms and its superior skill , overawe or vanquish the sturdy Commons of his realm , abounding in the native hardihood of English- men , and trained in the simple discipline of the militia . The It has ...
... army which could , by its superior arms and its superior skill , overawe or vanquish the sturdy Commons of his realm , abounding in the native hardihood of English- men , and trained in the simple discipline of the militia . The It has ...
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... army . They would have found it as dangerous to grind their subjects with cruel taxation as Nero would have found it to leave his prætorians unpaid . Those who imme- diately surrounded the royal person , and engaged in the hazardous ...
... army . They would have found it as dangerous to grind their subjects with cruel taxation as Nero would have found it to leave his prætorians unpaid . Those who imme- diately surrounded the royal person , and engaged in the hazardous ...
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... army , and whose power rests solely on the loyalty of his subjects , can continue for years to persecute a religion to which the majority of his subjects are sincerely attached . In fact , the Protestants did rise up against one sister ...
... army , and whose power rests solely on the loyalty of his subjects , can continue for years to persecute a religion to which the majority of his subjects are sincerely attached . In fact , the Protestants did rise up against one sister ...
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... army , provinces turned into deserts by misgovernment and persecution , factions dividing the court , a schism raging in the church , an immense debt , an empty treasury , im- measurable palaces , an innumerable household , ines ...
... army , provinces turned into deserts by misgovernment and persecution , factions dividing the court , a schism raging in the church , an immense debt , an empty treasury , im- measurable palaces , an innumerable household , ines ...
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