Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 516
... hope that , though he consented to forego the aid of his illustrious rival , there would still remain ample materials for the formation of an efficient ministry . That hope was cruelly disappointed . Fox entreated his friends to leave ...
... hope that , though he consented to forego the aid of his illustrious rival , there would still remain ample materials for the formation of an efficient ministry . That hope was cruelly disappointed . Fox entreated his friends to leave ...
Page 687
... hope , and firmly believe , that the Lords will see what their interest and their honor require . I hope , and firmly believe , that they will act in such a manner as to entitle themselves to the esteem and affection of the people . But ...
... hope , and firmly believe , that the Lords will see what their interest and their honor require . I hope , and firmly believe , that they will act in such a manner as to entitle themselves to the esteem and affection of the people . But ...
Page 758
... hope , about to lay on ourselves is but a small penalty for a great injustice . Were I a staunch voluntary , I should still feel that , while the church of eight hundred thousand people retains its great endowments , I should not be ...
... hope , about to lay on ourselves is but a small penalty for a great injustice . Were I a staunch voluntary , I should still feel that , while the church of eight hundred thousand people retains its great endowments , I should not be ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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