The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: And a View of the Progress of Society from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763; in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son, Tập 2

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Longman, Rees, & Company, 1837
 

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Conspiracy for the relief of the queen of Scots
57
LETTER LXX
63
The Venetians conclude a peace with Selim
68
PAGE
77
The citizens agree to acknowledge the authority of Philip 83 ibid
84
Philip 11 makes extraordinary preparations for invading England ibid
91
PAGE
97
He gains the battle of Ivri ibid
98
512
99
Henry obliges the duke of Mayenne to sue for an accommodation
104
The Spaniards are defeated in the battle of Nieuport
111
Defeat of the Tartars
115
Her bold speech to the parliament ibid
116
Elizabeth sinks into deep melancholy ibid
125
s at the coronation of his queen Mary of Medicis
133
He obliges Spinola to relinquish the siege of BergenopZoom
140
He fails in an attempt to succour Rochelle and to reduce the Isle of Rhé ibid
146
Success of John Basilowitz I over those barbarians
153
The weight of the war devolves upon the Swedes and their French allies
165
The French and their allies are unfortunate in Italy and the Low Countries
167
A treaty is concluded between France and the Weimarian officers ibid
174
Torstenson proposes to lay siege to Prague
192
Writ of Quo Warranto issued against the city of London and its charter
196
Theological conference at Hampton Court
201
Reign of John Basilowitz II
207
Somerset and his countess are found guilty but James pardons them
215
Reign of Christian III
217
The Scots are greatly disgusted at the obtrusion of certain ceremonies
221
Charter restored under certain restrictions
223
The commons frame a remonstrance to that purport and against
227
A body of the nobles concert measures for supporting her cause
229
Death and character of James I
235
PAGE
243
John Hampden refuses to pay the revived tax of shipmoney ibid
262
The commons refuse to vote supplies unless grievances be redressed
270
Bring in a bill prohibiting clergymen from the exercise of all civil offices
276
LETTER V
284
The king imprudently commits to the English parliament the suppres
290
They aim at the command of the militia
300
LETTER VI
306
Charles II agrees to the rigorous terms of the Scottish covenanters
376
Charles is crowned at Scone
383
PAGE
390
The English parliament is dissolved by Cromwell
392
He dissolves it
397
LETTER X
405
General Lambert is sent to the Tower ibid
412
LETTER XI
415
of Van Neck who establishes factories in several of the Molucca islands ibid
421
Introductory reflections
432
The Dutch are defeated by the English fleet under the duke of York
439
Act of the English parliament prohibiting the importation of Irish cattle
446
Triple alliance the consequence of that terror Jan
453
Exercises several acts of arbitrary power
461
The king of England concludes a new secret treaty with Louis
470
Great success of the French arms
482
Death of Charles
489
Despotic adminstration of the earl of Lauderdale
491
Masterly movements of Montecuculi and Turenne on the side of Germany 478
495
A general belief of the Popish plot prevails
496
The king dissolves the parliament
507
LETTER XV
517
His son and successor Maximilian II is unavoidably engaged in a
520
LETTER XVI
525
Discovers his intention of overturning both
527
Solyman enters Hungary at the head of a powerful ariny and invests
542
They execute several functions of royalty and invite the prince
548
Dispute concerning the Original Contract between the King and the People ibid
554
James begins his reign with declaring his resolution to maintain
558
Siege of Athlone
567
James resigns all hopes of recovering the crown
574
Namur is taken in sight of the allied army under king William
580
LETTER XIX
589
The progress of taste and politeness slow in other parts of Europe ibid
595
They acquire the chief direction of the education of youth in every
601
LETTER XX
616
VOL II
625
The succession of the crown of England is settled on the princess Sophia
627
Leopold alone disputes the title of that prince
630

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Trang 392 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Trang 92 - I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a King, and of a King of England too...
Trang i - The History of Modern Europe : with a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763.
Trang 282 - Sir, my consent shall more acquit you herein to God than all the world can do besides. To a willing man there is no injury done, and as by God's grace I forgive all the world with a calmness and meekness of infinite contentment to my dislodging soul, so Sir, to you I can give the life of this world with all the cheerfulness imaginable, in the just acknowledgment of your exceeding favours...
Trang 346 - Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 7 to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; ' to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 'to execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints.
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Trang 207 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this Parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow this Parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
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