Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumes 3-4Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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... political liberty . In both cases , the spirit of innovation was at first encouraged by the class to which it was likely to be most prejudicial . It was under the patronage of Frederic , of Catherine , of Joseph , and of the grandees of ...
... political liberty . In both cases , the spirit of innovation was at first encouraged by the class to which it was likely to be most prejudicial . It was under the patronage of Frederic , of Catherine , of Joseph , and of the grandees of ...
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... political and re- ligious discussion . The number of presses was at ɔne time limited . No man could print without a license ; and every work had to undergo the scrutiny of the Primate , or the Bishop of London . Persons whose writings ...
... political and re- ligious discussion . The number of presses was at ɔne time limited . No man could print without a license ; and every work had to undergo the scrutiny of the Primate , or the Bishop of London . Persons whose writings ...
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... political opinions- the very chiefs of the Holy Alliance- have publicly testified their re- spect for him . In England , on the contrary , many persons who certainly entertained no prejudice against him on political grounds were long in ...
... political opinions- the very chiefs of the Holy Alliance- have publicly testified their re- spect for him . In England , on the contrary , many persons who certainly entertained no prejudice against him on political grounds were long in ...
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... political world was " without form and void " -- an incessant whirl of hostile atoms , which , every mo- ment , formed some new combination . The only man who could fix the agitated elements of society in a stable form was following a ...
... political world was " without form and void " -- an incessant whirl of hostile atoms , which , every mo- ment , formed some new combination . The only man who could fix the agitated elements of society in a stable form was following a ...
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... political and social amelio- rations which had been cherished by Voltaire and Condorcet were utterly delusive ... politicians . These Memoirs have not convinced us that the French Revolution was not a great blessing to mankind . But they ...
... political and social amelio- rations which had been cherished by Voltaire and Condorcet were utterly delusive ... politicians . These Memoirs have not convinced us that the French Revolution was not a great blessing to mankind . But they ...
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