Critical and Historical Essays1951 |
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Page 128
... England , those who persuaded Leslie to cross the Tweed , and those who signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange , would have been traitors to their country . But such a result was out of the question . All that either a Scotch or ...
... England , those who persuaded Leslie to cross the Tweed , and those who signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange , would have been traitors to their country . But such a result was out of the question . All that either a Scotch or ...
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... England . The temper of the House of Commons made it necessary to remove him , or rather to require him to sell out ; for at that time the great offices of State were bought and sold as commissions in the army now are . Temple was ...
... England . The temper of the House of Commons made it necessary to remove him , or rather to require him to sell out ; for at that time the great offices of State were bought and sold as commissions in the army now are . Temple was ...
Page 292
... England is emphatically the history of progress . It is the history of a constant movement of the public mind , of a constant change in the institutions of a great society . We see that society , at the beginning of the twelfth century ...
... England is emphatically the history of progress . It is the history of a constant movement of the public mind , of a constant change in the institutions of a great society . We see that society , at the beginning of the twelfth century ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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