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Page 355
... Opposition had but imperfectly observed , even while the event of the contest was still doubtful . A thousand questions were opened in a moment . A thousand conflicting claims were preferred . It was impossible to follow any line of ...
... Opposition had but imperfectly observed , even while the event of the contest was still doubtful . A thousand questions were opened in a moment . A thousand conflicting claims were preferred . It was impossible to follow any line of ...
Page 362
... opposition . They were now dis- ' posed to surrender themselves implicitly to the management of Ministers , and to look with suspicion and contempt on all who pretended to public spirit . The name of patriot had become a by - word of ...
... opposition . They were now dis- ' posed to surrender themselves implicitly to the management of Ministers , and to look with suspicion and contempt on all who pretended to public spirit . The name of patriot had become a by - word of ...
Page 374
... Opposition . The Tories furnished little more than rows of ponderous foxhunters , fat with Staffordshire or Devonshire ale , men who drank to the King over the water , and believed that all the fundholders were Jews , men whose religion ...
... Opposition . The Tories furnished little more than rows of ponderous foxhunters , fat with Staffordshire or Devonshire ale , men who drank to the King over the water , and believed that all the fundholders were Jews , men whose religion ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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