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... army , and a na- tional debt , to the rule , however restricted , of a tried and proved tyrant . The Long Parlia ment acted on the same principle , and is enti tled to the same praise . They could not trust the king . He had no doubt ...
... army , and a na- tional debt , to the rule , however restricted , of a tried and proved tyrant . The Long Parlia ment acted on the same principle , and is enti tled to the same praise . They could not trust the king . He had no doubt ...
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... army . They laugh at the scriptural narrow - minded , and a few of the ordinary names of the preachers . Major - generals fleec . household decencies , which half the tomb - ing their districts ; soldiers revelling on the stones in ...
... army . They laugh at the scriptural narrow - minded , and a few of the ordinary names of the preachers . Major - generals fleec . household decencies , which half the tomb - ing their districts ; soldiers revelling on the stones in ...
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... army in which a king is known to magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the be posted , is to approach pretty near to regi- present generation . In that age the state of side . Charles too , it should always be re- things was ...
... army in which a king is known to magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the be posted , is to approach pretty near to regi- present generation . In that age the state of side . Charles too , it should always be re- things was ...
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... army rose against the Parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved against sect . Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacrificed their ...
... army rose against the Parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved against sect . Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacrificed their ...
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... army . The in- fantry was regarded as comparatively worth- less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the ...
... army . The in- fantry was regarded as comparatively worth- less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the ...
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