Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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Page 47
... followed his decease are the most complete vindication of those who exerted themselves to uphold his authority . His death dis- solved the whole frame of society . The army rose against the parliament , the different corps of the army ...
... followed his decease are the most complete vindication of those who exerted themselves to uphold his authority . His death dis- solved the whole frame of society . The army rose against the parliament , the different corps of the army ...
Page 66
... followed the downfal of the Roman Empire , Italy had preserved , in a far greater degree than any other part of Western Europe , the traces of ancient civilisation . The night which descended upon her was the night of an Arctic summer ...
... followed the downfal of the Roman Empire , Italy had preserved , in a far greater degree than any other part of Western Europe , the traces of ancient civilisation . The night which descended upon her was the night of an Arctic summer ...
Page 78
... followed . Left to the conduct of men who neither loved those whom they defended , nor hated those whom they opposed , who were often bound by stronger ties to the army against which they fought than to the state which they served , who ...
... followed . Left to the conduct of men who neither loved those whom they defended , nor hated those whom they opposed , who were often bound by stronger ties to the army against which they fought than to the state which they served , who ...
Page 79
... followed from this state of things were still more remarkable . Among the rude nations which lay beyond the Alps , valour was absolutely indispensable . With- out it none could be eminent ; few could be secure . Cowardice was ...
... followed from this state of things were still more remarkable . Among the rude nations which lay beyond the Alps , valour was absolutely indispensable . With- out it none could be eminent ; few could be secure . Cowardice was ...
Page 135
... followed the accession of his son portended a contest of no com- mon severity , between a king resolved to be absolute , and a people resolved to be free . The famous proceedings of the third Parliament of Charles , and the tyrannical ...
... followed the accession of his son portended a contest of no com- mon severity , between a king resolved to be absolute , and a people resolved to be free . The famous proceedings of the third Parliament of Charles , and the tyrannical ...
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