Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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... party . Of the great men by whom he had been distinguished at his entrance into life , some had been taken away from the evil to come ; some had carried into foreign climates their unconquerable hatred of oppression ; some were pining ...
... party . Of the great men by whom he had been distinguished at his entrance into life , some had been taken away from the evil to come ; some had carried into foreign climates their unconquerable hatred of oppression ; some were pining ...
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... party who has related the events of that reign , the conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution , and ...
... party who has related the events of that reign , the conduct of Charles , from his accession to the meeting of the Long Parliament , had been a continued course of oppression and treachery . Let those who applaud the Revolution , and ...
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... parties , the ability and energy of his splendid administration , we are not pleading for arbitrary and lawless power , even in his hands . We know that a good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot . But we suspect ...
... parties , the ability and energy of his splendid administration , we are not pleading for arbitrary and lawless power , even in his hands . We know that a good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot . But we suspect ...
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... Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacri- ficed their own liberty , and deserted all their old principles . Without casting one glance on the past , or requiring one ...
... Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacri- ficed their own liberty , and deserted all their old principles . Without casting one glance on the past , or requiring one ...
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... parties into which the political world was at that time divided . We must premise , that our observations are intended to apply only to those who adhered , from a sincere preference , to one or to the other side . In days of public ...
... parties into which the political world was at that time divided . We must premise , that our observations are intended to apply only to those who adhered , from a sincere preference , to one or to the other side . In days of public ...
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