Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 38
... King's artillery came up . It had been posted half a mile off , on the high road from Weston Zoyland to Bridgewater ... King's cavalry charged again , and bore down every thing before them ; the King's infantry came pouring across the ...
... King's artillery came up . It had been posted half a mile off , on the high road from Weston Zoyland to Bridgewater ... King's cavalry charged again , and bore down every thing before them ; the King's infantry came pouring across the ...
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... King had entered into no express covenant with the Bishops . But it appeared also that the Bishops might not ... King's hands . The whole case for the prosecution had therefore completely broken down ; and the audience , with great glee ...
... King had entered into no express covenant with the Bishops . But it appeared also that the Bishops might not ... King's hands . The whole case for the prosecution had therefore completely broken down ; and the audience , with great glee ...
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... King and the aristocracy is , to have all the power that they can obtain , and to use it for their own ends . Therefore the King and the aristocracy have all possible motives for combining against the people . If our readers will look ...
... King and the aristocracy is , to have all the power that they can obtain , and to use it for their own ends . Therefore the King and the aristocracy have all possible motives for combining against the people . If our readers will look ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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