Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 245
... less galling to the Sovereign than that by which he is now constantly tormented , and yet which might appear to the people to be a tolerable security against maladministration , Parliaments would probably meddle less ; and they would be ...
... less galling to the Sovereign than that by which he is now constantly tormented , and yet which might appear to the people to be a tolerable security against maladministration , Parliaments would probably meddle less ; and they would be ...
Page 247
... less misgovernment and less reform . We should not have been cursed with the Cabal , or blessed with the Habeas Corpus Act . In the mean time the Council , considered as an executive Council , would , unless some at least of its powers ...
... less misgovernment and less reform . We should not have been cursed with the Cabal , or blessed with the Habeas Corpus Act . In the mean time the Council , considered as an executive Council , would , unless some at least of its powers ...
Page 482
... less understood . Many devices which now mitigate the heat of the climate , preserve health , and prolong life , were unknown . There was far less intercourse with Europe than at present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has ...
... less understood . Many devices which now mitigate the heat of the climate , preserve health , and prolong life , were unknown . There was far less intercourse with Europe than at present . The voyage by the Cape , which in our time has ...
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