Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 77
... once more , the burning of the Pope . This once familiar pageant is known to our generation only by descriptions and en- gravings . A figure , by no means resembling those rude representa- tions of Guy Fawkes which are still paraded on ...
... once more , the burning of the Pope . This once familiar pageant is known to our generation only by descriptions and en- gravings . A figure , by no means resembling those rude representa- tions of Guy Fawkes which are still paraded on ...
Page 84
... once more brought face to face on the element of which both claimed the sovereignty , all other thoughts might have ... once . The troops appeared under arms on the decks . The flourish of trumpets , the clash of cymbals , and the ...
... once more brought face to face on the element of which both claimed the sovereignty , all other thoughts might have ... once . The troops appeared under arms on the decks . The flourish of trumpets , the clash of cymbals , and the ...
Page 282
... once he felt the impulse , that he did not like to take part in a debate when his mind was full of an important secret of state . " I must sit still , " he once said to Lord Shelburne on such an occasion ; " for , when once I am up ...
... once he felt the impulse , that he did not like to take part in a debate when his mind was full of an important secret of state . " I must sit still , " he once said to Lord Shelburne on such an occasion ; " for , when once I am up ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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