An abridgment of the history of England ... to the death of George the second, continued, by an eminent writer, to the peace of Amiens1803 |
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... began to improve in all the arts which contri- bute to the advancement of human nature . The wild extravagancies of Caligula , by which he threatened Britain with an invafion , ferved rather to ex- pofe him to ridicule than the island ...
... began to improve in all the arts which contri- bute to the advancement of human nature . The wild extravagancies of Caligula , by which he threatened Britain with an invafion , ferved rather to ex- pofe him to ridicule than the island ...
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... began to fink under her own magni- ficence . Mankind , as if by a general confent , rofe up to vindicate their natural freedom ; almoft every nation afferting that independence which they had been long fo unjustly deprived of . During ...
... began to fink under her own magni- ficence . Mankind , as if by a general confent , rofe up to vindicate their natural freedom ; almoft every nation afferting that independence which they had been long fo unjustly deprived of . During ...
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... began to quarrel among themfelves . A country , divided into a number of petty independent prin- cipalities , muft ever be fubject to contention , as jealoufy and ambition have more frequent incentives to operate . After a feries ...
... began to quarrel among themfelves . A country , divided into a number of petty independent prin- cipalities , muft ever be fubject to contention , as jealoufy and ambition have more frequent incentives to operate . After a feries ...
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... began to level their fury against England . A small body of them at firft landed on the coafts , with a view to learn the state of the country ; and , having committed . B.6 fome : fome fmall depredations , fled to their fhips for ...
... began to level their fury against England . A small body of them at firft landed on the coafts , with a view to learn the state of the country ; and , having committed . B.6 fome : fome fmall depredations , fled to their fhips for ...
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... began to furround him : then , turning to his courtiers , he obferved , that the titles of Lord and Master belonged only to him whom both earth and feas were ready to obey . Thus feared and refpected , he lived many years , honoured ...
... began to furround him : then , turning to his courtiers , he obferved , that the titles of Lord and Master belonged only to him whom both earth and feas were ready to obey . Thus feared and refpected , he lived many years , honoured ...
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Page 132 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Page 358 - I am not worth purchasing ; but such as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 173 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Page 37 - Above a hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, were lost on this occasion. A butcher of Rouen was the only person on board who escaped; he clung to the mast, and was taken up the next morning by some fishermen.
Page 242 - Lord Churchill had been raised from the rank of a page, and had been invested with a high command in the army ; had been created a peer, and owed his whole fortune to the king's bounty ; even he...
Page 132 - He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom.
Page 203 - At these words, the child looked very steadfastly upon him. "Mark, child! what I say: they will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: but mark what I say: thou must not be a king as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head, too they will cut off at last! Therefore I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Page 211 - Sir Harry Vane exclaiming against this conduct; " Sir Harry," cried Cromwell, with a loud voice, " O, Sir Harry Vane! the Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Vane." Taking hold of Martin by the cloak, " Thou art a whoremaster;" to another, " Thou art an adulterer;" to a third, " Thou art a drunkard;" to a fourth,
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Page 114 - They found- the young princes in bed, and fallen into a profound sleep. After suffocating them with the bolster and pillows, they showed their naked bodies to Tyrrel, who ordered them to be buried at the...