Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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... Parliament was disposed to main- tain the order of succession , and would be repealed as soon as there was a Parliament bent on changing the order of succession . The bill , as amended , was passed and carried up to the Lords , but did ...
... Parliament was disposed to main- tain the order of succession , and would be repealed as soon as there was a Parliament bent on changing the order of succession . The bill , as amended , was passed and carried up to the Lords , but did ...
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... Parliament was stronger than the Crown in the reign of Henry VIII . , or that the Crown was stronger than the Parliament in 1641 . " Hippocrate dira ce que lui plaira , " says the girl in Moliere ; " mais le cocher est mort . " Mr. Mill ...
... Parliament was stronger than the Crown in the reign of Henry VIII . , or that the Crown was stronger than the Parliament in 1641 . " Hippocrate dira ce que lui plaira , " says the girl in Moliere ; " mais le cocher est mort . " Mr. Mill ...
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... Parliament . On what ground ? Nothing but an Act of Parliament can legalise that which is illegal . But whoever heard of an Act of Parliament to legalise what was already beyond all dispute legal ? Of course , if we wished to send ...
... Parliament . On what ground ? Nothing but an Act of Parliament can legalise that which is illegal . But whoever heard of an Act of Parliament to legalise what was already beyond all dispute legal ? Of course , if we wished to send ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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