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... Skinner , it is well known , held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend . It is therefore probable , as Mr. Lemon conjectures , that he VOL . I. B may have fallen under the suspicions of the govern- ment.
... Skinner , it is well known , held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend . It is therefore probable , as Mr. Lemon conjectures , that he VOL . I. B may have fallen under the suspicions of the govern- ment.
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... Political Economy could teach Montague or Wal- pole many lessons in finance . Any intelligent man may now , by resolutely applying himself for a few years to mathematics , learn more than the great Newton knew after half a century of ...
... Political Economy could teach Montague or Wal- pole many lessons in finance . Any intelligent man may now , by resolutely applying himself for a few years to mathematics , learn more than the great Newton knew after half a century of ...
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... political disappointments , nor abuse , nor proscription , nor neglect , had power to disturb his sedate and majestic patience . His spirits do not seem to have been high , but they were sin- gularly equable . His temper was serious ...
... political disappointments , nor abuse , nor proscription , nor neglect , had power to disturb his sedate and majestic patience . His spirits do not seem to have been high , but they were sin- gularly equable . His temper was serious ...
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... political enmities rendered a stable and happy settlement next to impossible . The choice lay , not between Cromwell and liberty , but between Cromwell and the Stuarts . That Milton chose well , no man can doubt who fairly compares the ...
... political enmities rendered a stable and happy settlement next to impossible . The choice lay , not between Cromwell and liberty , but between Cromwell and the Stuarts . That Milton chose well , no man can doubt who fairly compares the ...
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... political world was at that time divided . We must premise , that our observations are intended to apply only to ... politicians , who transferred their support to every government as it rose , who kissed the hand of the King in 1640 ...
... political world was at that time divided . We must premise , that our observations are intended to apply only to ... politicians , who transferred their support to every government as it rose , who kissed the hand of the King in 1640 ...
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