Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1J. M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 57
... turned Puritans ; Puritans turned Atheists ; republicans defending the divine right of kings ; prostitute courtiers clamour- ing for the liberties of the people ; judges inflaming the rage of mobs ; patriots pocketing bribes from ...
... turned Puritans ; Puritans turned Atheists ; republicans defending the divine right of kings ; prostitute courtiers clamour- ing for the liberties of the people ; judges inflaming the rage of mobs ; patriots pocketing bribes from ...
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... turned gamblers , when a thousand kindred bubbles were daily blown into existence , the periwig - company , and the Spanish - jackass- company , and the quicksilver - fixation - company , Walpole's calm good sense preserved him from the ...
... turned gamblers , when a thousand kindred bubbles were daily blown into existence , the periwig - company , and the Spanish - jackass- company , and the quicksilver - fixation - company , Walpole's calm good sense preserved him from the ...
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... turned out all his hostile or wavering colleagues . Chesterfield was stopped on the great staircase of St. James's , and summoned to deliver up the staff which he bore as Lord Steward of the Household . A crowd of noble and powerful ...
... turned out all his hostile or wavering colleagues . Chesterfield was stopped on the great staircase of St. James's , and summoned to deliver up the staff which he bore as Lord Steward of the Household . A crowd of noble and powerful ...
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