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Page 69
... death , as for high treason . We believe that we might safely content ourselves with stating the fact , and leaving it to the judgment of every plain Englishman . Recent controversies have , however , given so much importance to this ...
... death , as for high treason . We believe that we might safely content ourselves with stating the fact , and leaving it to the judgment of every plain Englishman . Recent controversies have , however , given so much importance to this ...
Page 70
... death is the almost inevitable consequence of making any attempt . In Germany , in France , in Switzerland , and in Scotland , the contest against the Papal power was essentially a religious contest . In all these countries , indeed ...
... death is the almost inevitable consequence of making any attempt . In Germany , in France , in Switzerland , and in Scotland , the contest against the Papal power was essentially a religious contest . In all these countries , indeed ...
Page 75
... death was passed . Every thing but death was inflicted . Yet the treatment which Lord Ely experienced was still more disgusting . That nobleman was thrown into prison , in order to compel him to settle his estate in a manner agreeable ...
... death was passed . Every thing but death was inflicted . Yet the treatment which Lord Ely experienced was still more disgusting . That nobleman was thrown into prison , in order to compel him to settle his estate in a manner agreeable ...
Page 77
... death . The whole history of the times is a sermon on that bitter text . The defence of the Long Par- liament is comprised in the dying words of its victim . The early measures of that Parliament , Mr. Hallam in general approves . But ...
... death . The whole history of the times is a sermon on that bitter text . The defence of the Long Par- liament is comprised in the dying words of its victim . The early measures of that Parliament , Mr. Hallam in general approves . But ...
Page 81
... death as the best refuge in such mi- serable times . If he had lived through the scenes that followed , we have little doubt that he would have condemned himself to share the exile and beggary of the royal family ; that he would then ...
... death as the best refuge in such mi- serable times . If he had lived through the scenes that followed , we have little doubt that he would have condemned himself to share the exile and beggary of the royal family ; that he would then ...
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