Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1913 |
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Page 33
... remained dependent on his subjects , had been adequate to the purpose for which they were designed , were now found wanting . The dikes which had been sufficient while the waters were low were not high enough to keep out the spring ...
... remained dependent on his subjects , had been adequate to the purpose for which they were designed , were now found wanting . The dikes which had been sufficient while the waters were low were not high enough to keep out the spring ...
Page 37
... remained in the island , and had been suffered , as he probably would in that case have been suffered , to keep his crown , conditions to the full as hard would have been imposed on him ? On the other hand , we fully admit that , if the ...
... remained in the island , and had been suffered , as he probably would in that case have been suffered , to keep his crown , conditions to the full as hard would have been imposed on him ? On the other hand , we fully admit that , if the ...
Page 90
... remained for him but a repetition of the horrible scenes of Berkeley and Pomfret . He had no regular army which could , by its superior arms and its superior skill , overawe or vanquish the sturdy Commons of his realm , abounding in the ...
... remained for him but a repetition of the horrible scenes of Berkeley and Pomfret . He had no regular army which could , by its superior arms and its superior skill , overawe or vanquish the sturdy Commons of his realm , abounding in the ...
Page 91
... remained faithful . Our Tudors , on the other hand , under the titles and forms of monarchical supremacy , were essentially popular magistrates . They had no means of protecting themselves against the public hatred ; and they were ...
... remained faithful . Our Tudors , on the other hand , under the titles and forms of monarchical supremacy , were essentially popular magistrates . They had no means of protecting themselves against the public hatred ; and they were ...
Page 94
... remained victorious . One of the bishops , on that occasion , declared that the common people entertained the strongest prejudices against his order , and that a clergyman At had no chance of fair play before a lay tribunal 94 ...
... remained victorious . One of the bishops , on that occasion , declared that the common people entertained the strongest prejudices against his order , and that a clergyman At had no chance of fair play before a lay tribunal 94 ...
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