Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1Dent, 1909 - 669 pages |
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... took its character . A England has no such names to show ; not that she wanted men of sincere piety , of deep learning , of steady and ad- venturous courage . But these were thrown into the back- ground . Elsewhere men of this character ...
... took its character . A England has no such names to show ; not that she wanted men of sincere piety , of deep learning , of steady and ad- venturous courage . But these were thrown into the back- ground . Elsewhere men of this character ...
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... took in this most reprehensible scheme , much of the severity with which the Protestants were afterwards treated must in fairness be ascribed . The plot failed ; Popery triumphed ; and Cranmer recanted . Most people look on his ...
... took in this most reprehensible scheme , much of the severity with which the Protestants were afterwards treated must in fairness be ascribed . The plot failed ; Popery triumphed ; and Cranmer recanted . Most people look on his ...
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... took that ground of defence . The Journals of the Lords show that the Judges were consulted . They answered , with one accord , that the articles on which the earl was convicted amounted to high treason . This judicial opinion , even if ...
... took that ground of defence . The Journals of the Lords show that the Judges were consulted . They answered , with one accord , that the articles on which the earl was convicted amounted to high treason . This judicial opinion , even if ...
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... took place after the recess in the summer of 1641 as mis- chievous and violent . He thinks that , from that time , the demands of the Houses were not warranted by any imminent danger to the Constitution and that in the war which ensued ...
... took place after the recess in the summer of 1641 as mis- chievous and violent . He thinks that , from that time , the demands of the Houses were not warranted by any imminent danger to the Constitution and that in the war which ensued ...
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... took place in England , and in England alone ? It was not surely without a cause that so many kindred systems of government , having flourished together so long , languished and expired at almost the same time . It is the fashion to say ...
... took place in England , and in England alone ? It was not surely without a cause that so many kindred systems of government , having flourished together so long , languished and expired at almost the same time . It is the fashion to say ...
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