Critical and Historical Essays ; Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Longman, 1862 |
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Page 16
... the first person to whom the government thought of applying for assistance was the Lord Mayor of London . They sent to ask him what force the city would engage to furnish for the defence of 16 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES .
... the first person to whom the government thought of applying for assistance was the Lord Mayor of London . They sent to ask him what force the city would engage to furnish for the defence of 16 BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES .
Page 17
... force the Queen's Highness wished them to furnish . The answer was , fifteen ships and five thousand men . The Londoners deliberated on the matter , and , two days after , " humbly intreated the council , in sign of their perfect love ...
... force the Queen's Highness wished them to furnish . The answer was , fifteen ships and five thousand men . The Londoners deliberated on the matter , and , two days after , " humbly intreated the council , in sign of their perfect love ...
Page 23
... force of the two sects . Mr. Butler asserts that , even at the accession of James the First , a majority of the population of England were Catho- lics . This is pure assertion ; and is not only unsup- ported by evidence , but , we think ...
... force of the two sects . Mr. Butler asserts that , even at the accession of James the First , a majority of the population of England were Catho- lics . This is pure assertion ; and is not only unsup- ported by evidence , but , we think ...
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... which England yielded to Elizabeth . He had a standing army of fifty thousand excellent troops , at a time when England had not a single battalion in constant pay . His ordinary naval force consisted D 3 THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN . 37.
... which England yielded to Elizabeth . He had a standing army of fifty thousand excellent troops , at a time when England had not a single battalion in constant pay . His ordinary naval force consisted D 3 THE SUCCESSION IN SPAIN . 37.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay. battalion in constant pay . His ordinary naval force consisted of a hundred and forty galleys . He held , what no other prince in modern times has held , the dominion both of the land and of the sea . During ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay. battalion in constant pay . His ordinary naval force consisted of a hundred and forty galleys . He held , what no other prince in modern times has held , the dominion both of the land and of the sea . During ...
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