Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1B. Tauchnitz, 1850 - 1742 pages |
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... King Arthur 2v . New Timon , StStephen's 1v . The Caxtons 2 v . My Novel 4 v . What will he do with it ? 4 v . Dramatic Works 2 v . Strange Story 2 v . Caxtoniana 2 v . BUNYAN : The Pilgrim's Progress . MISS BURNEY : Evelina 1 v . BURNS ...
... King Arthur 2v . New Timon , StStephen's 1v . The Caxtons 2 v . My Novel 4 v . What will he do with it ? 4 v . Dramatic Works 2 v . Strange Story 2 v . Caxtoniana 2 v . BUNYAN : The Pilgrim's Progress . MISS BURNEY : Evelina 1 v . BURNS ...
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... King him- self . 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 him- self . 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 ...
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... King had consented to so many reforms , and re- nounced so many oppressive prerogatives , did the parlia- ment continue to rise in their demands at the risk of pro- voking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given up . The Star ...
... King had consented to so many reforms , and re- nounced so many oppressive prerogatives , did the parlia- ment continue to rise in their demands at the risk of pro- voking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given up . The Star ...
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... king who had recognised them . At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament : another chance was given to our fathers ; were they to throw it away as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be ...
... king who had recognised them . At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament : another chance was given to our fathers ; were they to throw it away as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be ...
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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 estima- ting the character of an individual , leave out of our conside- ration his conduct in the most ...
... king . We can as easily conceive a good man and an unnatural father , or a good man and a treacherous friend . We cannot , in estima- ting the character of an individual , leave out of our conside- ration his conduct in the most ...
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