Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1890 |
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Page 35
... Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution , and condemn the Rebellion , mention one act of James the Second to which a parallel is not to be found in the history of ...
... Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution , and condemn the Rebellion , mention one act of James the Second to which a parallel is not to be found in the history of ...
Page 36
... Long Parliament acted on the same principle , and is en- titled to the same praise . They could not trust the King . He had no doubt passed salutary laws ; but what assurance was there that he would not break them ? He had renounced ...
... Long Parliament acted on the same principle , and is en- titled to the same praise . They could not trust the King . He had no doubt passed salutary laws ; but what assurance was there that he would not break them ? He had renounced ...
Page 135
... long intermission of parliaments , and after a long series of cruelties and illegal imposts , they seemed inclined to examine grievances before they would vote supplies . For this insolence they were dissolved almost as soon as they met ...
... long intermission of parliaments , and after a long series of cruelties and illegal imposts , they seemed inclined to examine grievances before they would vote supplies . For this insolence they were dissolved almost as soon as they met ...
Page 145
... Long Parliament is comprised in the dying words of its victim . The early measures of that Parliament Mr. Hallam in general approves . But he considers the proceed- ings which took place after the recess in the summer of 1641 as ...
... Long Parliament is comprised in the dying words of its victim . The early measures of that Parliament Mr. Hallam in general approves . But he considers the proceed- ings which took place after the recess in the summer of 1641 as ...
Page 152
... Parliament and the liberties of his people . He began again in the same ... long run , tires out every other passion ? It is certainly from no ... Parliament of Paris received such an accession of strength as enabled it , in some measure ...
... Parliament and the liberties of his people . He began again in the same ... long run , tires out every other passion ? It is certainly from no ... Parliament of Paris received such an accession of strength as enabled it , in some measure ...
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