The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688; Continued to the Death of George the Second, Tập 1G. Cowie and Company, 1825 |
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... present power , interest , and authority , and the cry of popular prejudices ; and as the subject was suited to every capacity , I expected propor- tional applause . But miserable was my disappoint- ment ; I was assailed by one cry of ...
... present power , interest , and authority , and the cry of popular prejudices ; and as the subject was suited to every capacity , I expected propor- tional applause . But miserable was my disappoint- ment ; I was assailed by one cry of ...
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... present . To conclude historically with my own character . I am , or rather was ( for that is the style I must now use in speaking of myself , which emboldens me the more to speak my sentiments ) ; I was , I say , a man of mild dis ...
... present . To conclude historically with my own character . I am , or rather was ( for that is the style I must now use in speaking of myself , which emboldens me the more to speak my sentiments ) ; I was , I say , a man of mild dis ...
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... present defenceless situation . The Picts and Scots , who dwelt in the northern parts , beyond the wall of Antoninus , made incursions upon their peaceable and effeminate neighbours ; and besides the temporary de- predations which they ...
... present defenceless situation . The Picts and Scots , who dwelt in the northern parts , beyond the wall of Antoninus , made incursions upon their peaceable and effeminate neighbours ; and besides the temporary de- predations which they ...
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... present of Britons . liberty as fatal to them ; and were in no condi- tion to put in practice the prudent counsel given them by the Romans , to arm in their own defence . Unac- customed both to the perils of war and to the cares of ...
... present of Britons . liberty as fatal to them ; and were in no condi- tion to put in practice the prudent counsel given them by the Romans , to arm in their own defence . Unac- customed both to the perils of war and to the cares of ...
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... present interval of peace , made no provision for resisting the enemy , who , invited by their former timid behaviour , soon threatened them with a new invasion . We are not exactly informed what species of civil government the Romans ...
... present interval of peace , made no provision for resisting the enemy , who , invited by their former timid behaviour , soon threatened them with a new invasion . We are not exactly informed what species of civil government the Romans ...
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