Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1Dent, 1909 - 669 pages |
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Page 57
... when the time of retribution came , when laws were strained and juries packed to destroy the leaders of the Whigs , when charters were invaded , when Jeffreys and Kirke were making Somersetshire what Lauderdale and Graham had made Hallam ...
... when the time of retribution came , when laws were strained and juries packed to destroy the leaders of the Whigs , when charters were invaded , when Jeffreys and Kirke were making Somersetshire what Lauderdale and Graham had made Hallam ...
Page 62
... Whigs and to Charles himself , we must admit that they were not so shameful or atrocious as at the present day they appear . The effect of violent animosities between parties has always been an indifference to the general welfare and ...
... Whigs and to Charles himself , we must admit that they were not so shameful or atrocious as at the present day they appear . The effect of violent animosities between parties has always been an indifference to the general welfare and ...
Page 63
... Whigs long looked to Holland , the High Tories to France . The former concluded the Barrier Treaty ; the latter entreated the Court of Versailles to send an expedition to England . Many men , who , however erroneous their political ...
... Whigs long looked to Holland , the High Tories to France . The former concluded the Barrier Treaty ; the latter entreated the Court of Versailles to send an expedition to England . Many men , who , however erroneous their political ...
Page 67
... Whigs learned moderation in office ; the Tories learned the principles of liberty in opposition . The parties almost constantly approxi- mated , often met , sometimes crossed each other . There were occasional bursts of violence ; but ...
... Whigs learned moderation in office ; the Tories learned the principles of liberty in opposition . The parties almost constantly approxi- mated , often met , sometimes crossed each other . There were occasional bursts of violence ; but ...
Page 68
... Whigs , in the situation of the Tories , in the common interest of all public men , the Parliamentary constitution of the country found perfect security . The power of the House of Commons , in particular , has been steadily on the ...
... Whigs , in the situation of the Tories , in the common interest of all public men , the Parliamentary constitution of the country found perfect security . The power of the House of Commons , in particular , has been steadily on the ...
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