Critical and Historical Essays ; Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longman, 1862 |
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... body of moderate persons who cared more for the quiet of the realm than for the contro- verted points which were in issue between the Churches seem to have placed their chief hope in the wisdom and humanity of the gentle Cardinal ...
... body of moderate persons who cared more for the quiet of the realm than for the contro- verted points which were in issue between the Churches seem to have placed their chief hope in the wisdom and humanity of the gentle Cardinal ...
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... body of those who lived under it . We know that , during the fierce contests of the sixteenth century , both the hostile parties spoke of the time of Elizabeth as of a golden age . That great Queen has now been lying two hundred and ...
... body of those who lived under it . We know that , during the fierce contests of the sixteenth century , both the hostile parties spoke of the time of Elizabeth as of a golden age . That great Queen has now been lying two hundred and ...
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... the nation would put forth its strength , and that its strength would be found irresistible . If a large body of Englishmen became thoroughly discontented , instead of presenting requi- sitions , holding c 2 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES . 19.
... the nation would put forth its strength , and that its strength would be found irresistible . If a large body of Englishmen became thoroughly discontented , instead of presenting requi- sitions , holding c 2 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES . 19.
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... body . They mixed in debate . They even appeared as advocates before the courts of law . they could safely indulge in the wildest freaks of cruelty and rapacity , while their legions remained faithful . Our Tudors , on the other hand ...
... body . They mixed in debate . They even appeared as advocates before the courts of law . they could safely indulge in the wildest freaks of cruelty and rapacity , while their legions remained faithful . Our Tudors , on the other hand ...
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... body of their conntrymen as wicked dis- turbers of the public peace . The account which Cardinal Bentivoglio gave of the state of religion in England well deserves con- sideration . The zealous Catholics he reckoned at one thirtieth ...
... body of their conntrymen as wicked dis- turbers of the public peace . The account which Cardinal Bentivoglio gave of the state of religion in England well deserves con- sideration . The zealous Catholics he reckoned at one thirtieth ...
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