The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806]. |
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... making it treason to levy money without authority of parliament : Another ,
vacating the seats of such members as accepted of offices : Another , to secure
the personal liberty of the subject , and to prevent sending any person prisoner
beyond ...
... making it treason to levy money without authority of parliament : Another ,
vacating the seats of such members as accepted of offices : Another , to secure
the personal liberty of the subject , and to prevent sending any person prisoner
beyond ...
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CHAP . that , contrary to the usual sentiments of persons of his LXVI . rank , he
placed a great part of happiness in domestic satisfaction , and would not , upon
any consideration 1677 . of interest or politics , match himself with a person ...
CHAP . that , contrary to the usual sentiments of persons of his LXVI . rank , he
placed a great part of happiness in domestic satisfaction , and would not , upon
any consideration 1677 . of interest or politics , match himself with a person ...
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Kirby and Tongue were in . . quired after , and were now found to be living in
close connexion with Titus Oates , the person who was to them of the persons
who them not to be the gerous was said to have conveyed the first intelligence to
...
Kirby and Tongue were in . . quired after , and were now found to be living in
close connexion with Titus Oates , the person who was to them of the persons
who them not to be the gerous was said to have conveyed the first intelligence to
...
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Duke escaped in the barge ; and it is pretended that , while many persons of rank
and quality were drowned , and among ... But every action of every eminent
person , during this period , is so liable to be misinterpreted and misrepresented
by ...
Duke escaped in the barge ; and it is pretended that , while many persons of rank
and quality were drowned , and among ... But every action of every eminent
person , during this period , is so liable to be misinterpreted and misrepresented
by ...
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They declared their abhorrence of all principles and positions , derogatory to the
King ' s sacred , supreme , sovereign , absolute power , of which none , they said
, whether single persons or collective bodies , can participate , but in ...
They declared their abhorrence of all principles and positions , derogatory to the
King ' s sacred , supreme , sovereign , absolute power , of which none , they said
, whether single persons or collective bodies , can participate , but in ...
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Page 310 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 212 - Charles, that he never said a foolish thing nor ever did a wise one : A censure which, though too far carried, seems to have some foundation in his character and deportment.
Page 12 - I, AB, do declare, that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the king : and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person, or against those that are commissioned by him...
Page 221 - ... men may think, that by feeding me from time to time with such supplies as they think convenient, they will better secure frequent meetings of Parliament : but as this is the first time I speak to you from the throne, I must plainly tell you, that such an expedient would be very improper to employ with me, and that the best way to engage me to meet you often is always to use me well.
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Page 103 - That the duke of York's being a papist, and the hopes of his coming to the crown, had given the highest countenance to the present conspiracies and designs of the papists against the king and the protestant religion.
Page 126 - ... epithets of WHIG and TORY, by which, and sometimes without any material difference, this island has been so long divided. The court party reproached their antagonists with their affinity to the fanatical conventiclers in Scotland, who were known by the name of Whigs; the country party found a resemblance between the courtiers and the popish handitti in Ireland, to whom the appellation of Tory was affixed.
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| Title | The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806]. Volume 8 of The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. 5 vols. [in 9. The plates are dated 1797 to 1806], David Hume |
| Author | David Hume |
| Published | 1812 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 May 2007 |
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