Critical and Historical Essays ; Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longman, 1862 |
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... equally absurd to represent him as a corrupt , rapacious , and bad - hearted man . He paid great atten- tion to the interests of the state , and great attention also to the interest of his own family . He never deserted his friends till ...
... equally absurd to represent him as a corrupt , rapacious , and bad - hearted man . He paid great atten- tion to the interests of the state , and great attention also to the interest of his own family . He never deserted his friends till ...
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... equally absurd to suppose that , if the nation had been zealous for the ancient religion , Elizabeth could have restored the Protestant Church . The truth is , that the people were not dis- posed to engage in a struggle either for the ...
... equally absurd to suppose that , if the nation had been zealous for the ancient religion , Elizabeth could have restored the Protestant Church . The truth is , that the people were not dis- posed to engage in a struggle either for the ...
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... equally ready aid against either of the extreme parties . We are very far from saying that the English of that generation were irreligious . They held firmly those doctrines which are common to the Catholic and to the Protestant ...
... equally ready aid against either of the extreme parties . We are very far from saying that the English of that generation were irreligious . They held firmly those doctrines which are common to the Catholic and to the Protestant ...
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... equally eager for action . The Spaniards might with the greatest ease have secured the treasure by simply landing it ; but it was a fundamental law of Spanish trade that the galleons should unload at Cadiz , and at Cadiz only . The ...
... equally eager for action . The Spaniards might with the greatest ease have secured the treasure by simply landing it ; but it was a fundamental law of Spanish trade that the galleons should unload at Cadiz , and at Cadiz only . The ...
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... equally successful in winning the attachment of those with whom he acted . He was adored by the Catalonians and Valencians ; but he was hated by the prince whom he had all but made a great king , and by the generals whose fortune and ...
... equally successful in winning the attachment of those with whom he acted . He was adored by the Catalonians and Valencians ; but he was hated by the prince whom he had all but made a great king , and by the generals whose fortune and ...
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