Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1951 - 1338 pages |
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Page 64
... took the money of France to assist him in the enterprise which he meditated against the liberty of his subjects , with as little scruple as Frederic of Prussia or Alexander of Russia accepted our subsidies in time of war . The leaders ...
... took the money of France to assist him in the enterprise which he meditated against the liberty of his subjects , with as little scruple as Frederic of Prussia or Alexander of Russia accepted our subsidies in time of war . The leaders ...
Page 94
... took place under the administration of Thomas Cromwell ; and , though defeated in this attempt , they succeeded in depriving the clerical order of some of its most oppressive privileges . The splendid conquests of Henry the Fifth turned ...
... took place under the administration of Thomas Cromwell ; and , though defeated in this attempt , they succeeded in depriving the clerical order of some of its most oppressive privileges . The splendid conquests of Henry the Fifth turned ...
Page 105
... took place when Hampden was about twenty - five years old . At that age he was united to a woman whom he loved and ... took a principal part , were of scarcely less service to the country than his keen sagacity and his dauntless courage ...
... took place when Hampden was about twenty - five years old . At that age he was united to a woman whom he loved and ... took a principal part , were of scarcely less service to the country than his keen sagacity and his dauntless courage ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 77 |
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