Critical and Historical Essays1951 |
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Page 93
... opinion that the Catholics were one - half of the nation in the middle of the reign of Elizabeth . Rushton says that , when Elizabeth came to the throne , the Catholics were two - thirds of the nation , and the Protestants only one ...
... opinion that the Catholics were one - half of the nation in the middle of the reign of Elizabeth . Rushton says that , when Elizabeth came to the throne , the Catholics were two - thirds of the nation , and the Protestants only one ...
Page 283
... opinion , denounces this delicious food a poison , blames his own folly in tasting it , and cautions his friends against it . After a long and violent struggle he recovers , and finds himself much exhausted by his sufferings , but free ...
... opinion , denounces this delicious food a poison , blames his own folly in tasting it , and cautions his friends against it . After a long and violent struggle he recovers , and finds himself much exhausted by his sufferings , but free ...
Page 341
... opinion . We do not conceive that he had any power of discerning the finer shades of character . He practised an art , however , which , though easy and even vulgar , obtains for those who practise it the reputation of discernment with ...
... opinion . We do not conceive that he had any power of discerning the finer shades of character . He practised an art , however , which , though easy and even vulgar , obtains for those who practise it the reputation of discernment with ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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