Critical and Historical Essays ; Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longman, 1862 |
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... Parliament , and imprisoned the most popular members . He would have called another Parliament . He would have given some vague and delusive pro- mises of relief in return for subsidies . When en- treated to fulfil his promises , he ...
... Parliament , and imprisoned the most popular members . He would have called another Parliament . He would have given some vague and delusive pro- mises of relief in return for subsidies . When en- treated to fulfil his promises , he ...
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... Parliament , or as their old remedy of scandalum magnatum . Yet we must acknowledge that , though our political opinions are by no means aristocratical , we always feel kindly disposed towards noble authors . Industry and a taste for ...
... Parliament , or as their old remedy of scandalum magnatum . Yet we must acknowledge that , though our political opinions are by no means aristocratical , we always feel kindly disposed towards noble authors . Industry and a taste for ...
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... Parliament . The majority of the new House of Commons was with the King ; and the most vigorous preparations were made for war . Before the commencement of active hostilities William was no more . But the Grand Alliance of the European ...
... Parliament . The majority of the new House of Commons was with the King ; and the most vigorous preparations were made for war . Before the commencement of active hostilities William was no more . But the Grand Alliance of the European ...
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... Parliament . The elections went strongly against the late government . Stanhope , who had in his absence been put in nomi- nation for Westminster , was defeated by a Tory candi- date . The new Ministers , finding themselves masters of ...
... Parliament . The elections went strongly against the late government . Stanhope , who had in his absence been put in nomi- nation for Westminster , was defeated by a Tory candi- date . The new Ministers , finding themselves masters of ...
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... Parliament and children at charity schools . In the same way , though a Tory may now be very like what a Whig was a ... Parliament of 1710 would have passed for a most liberal Parliament in the days of Elizabeth ; and there are at ...
... Parliament and children at charity schools . In the same way , though a Tory may now be very like what a Whig was a ... Parliament of 1710 would have passed for a most liberal Parliament in the days of Elizabeth ; and there are at ...
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