True Stories from the History of Scotland: Intended as a Companion to "True Stories from English History." |
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Page 15
... nobles were inclined to be rebellious , and the commons given up to all kinds of wickedness . Above all , Turgot complained that the clergy were very ignorant , and not capable of reforming the people , either by their example or their ...
... nobles were inclined to be rebellious , and the commons given up to all kinds of wickedness . Above all , Turgot complained that the clergy were very ignorant , and not capable of reforming the people , either by their example or their ...
Page 21
... nobles ; and to deliver the common people from the op- pression under which they had groaned ; a remark- able instance of which appeared on his return from the expedition just mentioned . In passing through the Mearns , he met a widow ...
... nobles ; and to deliver the common people from the op- pression under which they had groaned ; a remark- able instance of which appeared on his return from the expedition just mentioned . In passing through the Mearns , he met a widow ...
Page 30
... noble mien to be above the common rank ; and he was confirmed in this idea , by seeing them turn out of the high - road , and endeavour to avoid notice . He ordered them to be seized , and brought before him ; when the oldest , who was ...
... noble mien to be above the common rank ; and he was confirmed in this idea , by seeing them turn out of the high - road , and endeavour to avoid notice . He ordered them to be seized , and brought before him ; when the oldest , who was ...
Page 36
... nobles joined the Cummins in this treason , which threw the whole nation into the greatest con- fusion , and all kinds of excesses were committed , the estates of the royalists were plundered , and even the churches were not spared ...
... nobles joined the Cummins in this treason , which threw the whole nation into the greatest con- fusion , and all kinds of excesses were committed , the estates of the royalists were plundered , and even the churches were not spared ...
Page 39
... nobles of Scotland , who were her guardians , for her to marry his son , prince Edward , when both should be of proper age . By this marriage , king Edward , who was a very ambitious man , thought the two kingdoms of Eng- land and ...
... nobles of Scotland , who were her guardians , for her to marry his son , prince Edward , when both should be of proper age . By this marriage , king Edward , who was a very ambitious man , thought the two kingdoms of Eng- land and ...
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