Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 330 pages |
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Page 33
... reigns of William the Third , of Anne , and of George the First , even such men as Congreve and Addison would scarcely have been able to live like gentlemen by the mere sale of their writings . But the deficiency of the natural demand ...
... reigns of William the Third , of Anne , and of George the First , even such men as Congreve and Addison would scarcely have been able to live like gentlemen by the mere sale of their writings . But the deficiency of the natural demand ...
Page 76
... reign of the saints , contrived to keep what he had got by persecuting the saints during the reign of the strumpets , and more than one priest who , during repeated changes in the discipline and doctrines of the church , had remained ...
... reign of the saints , contrived to keep what he had got by persecuting the saints during the reign of the strumpets , and more than one priest who , during repeated changes in the discipline and doctrines of the church , had remained ...
Page 84
... reign of James the First there was one short cut to the House of Lords . It was but to ask , to pay , and to have . The sale of titles was carried on as openly as the sale of boroughs in our times . Hampden turned away with contempt ...
... reign of James the First there was one short cut to the House of Lords . It was but to ask , to pay , and to have . The sale of titles was carried on as openly as the sale of boroughs in our times . Hampden turned away with contempt ...
Page 89
... reign of Elizabeth . The conduct of her last Parliament made it clear that one of those great revolutions which policy may guide but cannot stop was in progress . It was on the question of monopolies that the House of Commons gained its ...
... reign of Elizabeth . The conduct of her last Parliament made it clear that one of those great revolutions which policy may guide but cannot stop was in progress . It was on the question of monopolies that the House of Commons gained its ...
Page 94
... reign of James , take any prominent part in public affairs . It is certain , however , that he paid great attention to the details of Parliamentary business , and to the local interests of his own country . It was in a great measure ...
... reign of James , take any prominent part in public affairs . It is certain , however , that he paid great attention to the details of Parliamentary business , and to the local interests of his own country . It was in a great measure ...
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