The History of England, Volume 7Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... authority of the laws , to the vener- able precedents of many ages , the popular leaders were ashamed to plead nothing but fears and jealousies , which were not avowed by the constitution , and for which nei- ther the personal character ...
... authority of the laws , to the vener- able precedents of many ages , the popular leaders were ashamed to plead nothing but fears and jealousies , which were not avowed by the constitution , and for which nei- ther the personal character ...
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... authority , he could not communicate it to them . Like pro- posals had been reiterated by the king during the ensuing campaign , and still met with a like answer from Essex . In order to make a new trial for a treaty , the king this ...
... authority , he could not communicate it to them . Like pro- posals had been reiterated by the king during the ensuing campaign , and still met with a like answer from Essex . In order to make a new trial for a treaty , the king this ...
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... authority of prelates , to throw off the restraint of liturgies , to retrench ceremo- nies , to limit the riches and authority of the priestly of- fice the fanaticism of the independents , exalted to a higher pitch , abolished ...
... authority of prelates , to throw off the restraint of liturgies , to retrench ceremo- nies , to limit the riches and authority of the priestly of- fice the fanaticism of the independents , exalted to a higher pitch , abolished ...
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... authority , as well as merits , of Essex was very great with the parliament . Not only he had served them all along with the most exact and scrupulous hon- our : it was in some measure owing to his popularity that they had ever been ...
... authority , as well as merits , of Essex was very great with the parliament . Not only he had served them all along with the most exact and scrupulous hon- our : it was in some measure owing to his popularity that they had ever been ...
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... authority : that the rank alone possessed by such as were members of either house , prevented envy , retained the army in obedience , and gave weight to military orders : that greater confidence might safely be reposed in men of family ...
... authority : that the rank alone possessed by such as were members of either house , prevented envy , retained the army in obedience , and gave weight to military orders : that greater confidence might safely be reposed in men of family ...
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Page 125 - Mark, child! what I say: They will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: But mark what I say, thou must not be a king, as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head too they will cut off at last! Therefore, I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Page 198 - are most of them old decayed serving men, and tapsters and such kind of fellows and,' said I, 'their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and resolution in them?
Page 97 - 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.
Page 38 - Merchiston, son of the famous inventor of the logarithms, the person to whom the title of GREAT MAN is more justly due, than to any other whom his country ever produced.
Page 405 - I know very well that you are at the bottom of this late attempt upon my father. But I give you warning, if...
Page 382 - Farewell, sun, moon, and stars ; farewell, world and time ; farewell, weak and frail body : welcome, eternity ; welcome, angels and saints ; welcome, Saviour of the world ; and welcome, God, the judge of all...
Page 193 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Page 65 - And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter ? have we eaten at all of the king's cost! or hath he given us any gift...
Page 57 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
Page 253 - What can be more extraordinary, than that a person of mean birth, no fortune, no eminent qualities of body, which have sometimes, or of mind, which have often, raised men to the highest dignities, should have the courage to attempt, and the happiness to succeed in, so improbable a design, as the destruction of one of the most ancient and...