Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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... received by the sturdy country gentlemen who had come up to Westminster full of resentment , with tears of joy , and shouts of " God save the Queen . " Charles the First gave up half the prerogatives of his crown to the Commons ; and ...
... received by the sturdy country gentlemen who had come up to Westminster full of resentment , with tears of joy , and shouts of " God save the Queen . " Charles the First gave up half the prerogatives of his crown to the Commons ; and ...
Page 578
... received a great sum for appointing Rajah Goordas treasurer of the Nabob's household , and for com- mitting the care of his Highness's person to the Munny Begum . He put in a letter purporting to bear the seal of the Munny Begum , for ...
... received a great sum for appointing Rajah Goordas treasurer of the Nabob's household , and for com- mitting the care of his Highness's person to the Munny Begum . He put in a letter purporting to bear the seal of the Munny Begum , for ...
Page 647
... received him with acclamations , ordered a chair to be set for him , and , when he retired , rose and uncovered . There were , indeed , a few who did not sympathise with the general feeling . One or two of the managers of the ...
... received him with acclamations , ordered a chair to be set for him , and , when he retired , rose and uncovered . There were , indeed , a few who did not sympathise with the general feeling . One or two of the managers of the ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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