Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 363
... Duke of Bolton and Lord Cobham , because he suspected them of having encouraged the resistance to his Excise Bill . He would far rather have contended with the strongest minority , under the ablest leaders , than have tolerated mutiny ...
... Duke of Bolton and Lord Cobham , because he suspected them of having encouraged the resistance to his Excise Bill . He would far rather have contended with the strongest minority , under the ablest leaders , than have tolerated mutiny ...
Page 398
... Duke was too cunning to fall into such a snare . As a speaker in Parliament , Fox might perhaps be , on the whole , as useful to an administration as his great rival ; but he was one of the most unpopular men in England . Then , again ...
... Duke was too cunning to fall into such a snare . As a speaker in Parliament , Fox might perhaps be , on the whole , as useful to an administration as his great rival ; but he was one of the most unpopular men in England . Then , again ...
Page 601
... Duke of Brittany or the Duke of Normandy ? The words " constitutional right " had , in that state of society , no meaning . If Hugh Capet laid hands on all the possessions of the Duke of Normandy , this might be unjust and immoral ; but ...
... Duke of Brittany or the Duke of Normandy ? The words " constitutional right " had , in that state of society , no meaning . If Hugh Capet laid hands on all the possessions of the Duke of Normandy , this might be unjust and immoral ; but ...
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HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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