Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 380 pages |
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Page 38
... King himself . If there be any truth in any historian of any party , who has related the events of that reign , the conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of ...
... King himself . If there be any truth in any historian of any party , who has related the events of that reign , the conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of ...
Page 39
... King had consented to so many reforms , and renounced so many oppressive preroga- tives , did the Parliament continue to rise in their demands at the risk of provoking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given up . The Star ...
... King had consented to so many reforms , and renounced so many oppressive preroga- tives , did the Parliament continue to rise in their demands at the risk of provoking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given up . The Star ...
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... King . He had no doubt passed salutary laws ; but what assurance was there that he would not break them ? He had renounced oppressive prerogatives ; but where was the security that he would not resume them ? The nation had to deal with ...
... King . He had no doubt passed salutary laws ; but what assurance was there that he would not break them ? He had renounced oppressive prerogatives ; but where was the security that he would not resume them ? The nation had to deal with ...
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... king . We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father , or a good man and a treacherous friend . We cannot , in estimating the character of an individual , leave out of our consideration his con- duct in the most important ...
... king . We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father , or a good man and a treacherous friend . We cannot , in estimating the character of an individual , leave out of our consideration his con- duct in the most important ...
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... King Jesus ; agitators lecturing from the tops of tubs on the fate of Agag ; -all these , they tell us , were the offspring of the Great Rebellion . Be it so . We are not careful to answer in this matter . These charges , were they ...
... King Jesus ; agitators lecturing from the tops of tubs on the fate of Agag ; -all these , they tell us , were the offspring of the Great Rebellion . Be it so . We are not careful to answer in this matter . These charges , were they ...
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