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Page 46
... soon as we meet with people who speak in verse , we know that we are in society which would have enraptured the Cathos and Made- lon of Molière , in society for which Oroon- dates would have too little of the lover , Clelia too much of ...
... soon as we meet with people who speak in verse , we know that we are in society which would have enraptured the Cathos and Made- lon of Molière , in society for which Oroon- dates would have too little of the lover , Clelia too much of ...
Page 69
... soon as Elizabeth ascended the throne , alike . If such arguments are to pass current , and before the least hostility to her govern- it will be easy to prove that there was never ment had been shown by the Catholic popula- such a thing ...
... soon as Elizabeth ascended the throne , alike . If such arguments are to pass current , and before the least hostility to her govern- it will be easy to prove that there was never ment had been shown by the Catholic popula- such a thing ...
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... soon led her to attach herself completely to a church which was all her own . On the same principle on which she joined it , she attempted to drive all her people within its pale by persecution . She supported it by severe penal laws ...
... soon led her to attach herself completely to a church which was all her own . On the same principle on which she joined it , she attempted to drive all her people within its pale by persecution . She supported it by severe penal laws ...
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... soon showed that he did not scruple to break every law and forfeit every pledge , in order to work the ruin of his opponents . " Put not your trust in princes ! " was the expression of the fallen minister , when he neard that Charles ...
... soon showed that he did not scruple to break every law and forfeit every pledge , in order to work the ruin of his opponents . " Put not your trust in princes ! " was the expression of the fallen minister , when he neard that Charles ...
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... soon as the outrage had failed , the hypo- crisy recommenced . Down to the very eve of his flagitious attempt , Charles had been talking of his respect for the privileges of Parliament and the liberties of his people . He began again in ...
... soon as the outrage had failed , the hypo- crisy recommenced . Down to the very eve of his flagitious attempt , Charles had been talking of his respect for the privileges of Parliament and the liberties of his people . He began again in ...
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