Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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Page 36
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with respect to ...
... honour had been a hundred times pawned , and never redeemed . Here , indeed , the Long Parliament stands on still stronger ground than the Convention of 1688. No action of James can be compared to the conduct of Charles with respect to ...
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... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
... honour been better upheld abroad , or the seat of justice better filled at home . And it was rarely that any opposition which stopped short of open rebellion provoked the resentment of the liberal and magnanimous usurper . The ...
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... honour , the pre- judices of childhood , and the venerable names of his- tory , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty ...
... honour , the pre- judices of childhood , and the venerable names of his- tory , threw over them a spell potent as that of Duessa ; and , like the Red - Cross Knight , they thought that they were doing battle for an injured beauty ...
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... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associa- tions were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feelings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
... honour and love . Though his opinions were democratic , his tastes and his associa- tions were such as harmonise best with monarchy and aristocracy . He was under the influence of all the feelings by which the gallant Cavaliers were ...
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... honour of his instructions . His coronation agitated the Court of Naples and the people of Rome as much as the most important political transaction could have done . To collect books and antiques , to found professorships , to patronise ...
... honour of his instructions . His coronation agitated the Court of Naples and the people of Rome as much as the most important political transaction could have done . To collect books and antiques , to found professorships , to patronise ...
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