The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 192A. Constable, 1900 |
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... REVIEW . SVARTERLY REVIEW . WESTMINSTER REVIEW . EDINBURGH : A. & C. BLACK . LONDON : LONGMANS . GREEN & CO . Registered at New York Post - Office as Second Class Matter . L reduce ultimate Cost of Policy . you via pian A Little Philosophy.
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... matter here offered to us ; but some of the judgements , explanations , and character sketches are deserving of special notice ; and , on the other hand , there are instances in which opinions of some importance are based on an ...
... matter here offered to us ; but some of the judgements , explanations , and character sketches are deserving of special notice ; and , on the other hand , there are instances in which opinions of some importance are based on an ...
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... IV . , or John , or Stephen - not to carry the instances still further back . " 6 It may easily be said , What does Henry VII.'s title matter now ? So far So far as Henry himself 1900 . 5 Goldwin Smith's United Kingdom .
... IV . , or John , or Stephen - not to carry the instances still further back . " 6 It may easily be said , What does Henry VII.'s title matter now ? So far So far as Henry himself 1900 . 5 Goldwin Smith's United Kingdom .
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... matter of some interest , and to the right understanding of English history it is a matter of some importance . In 1536 Parliament modified the Act of 1485 by giving Henry VIII . power to regulate the succession by will , and it may ...
... matter of some interest , and to the right understanding of English history it is a matter of some importance . In 1536 Parliament modified the Act of 1485 by giving Henry VIII . power to regulate the succession by will , and it may ...
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... matter of fact , increased . On the other hand , the results were disastrous to our opponents . In 1811 there were 24,106 British ships measuring 2,474,774 tons . In 1814 - the returns for 1812 and 1813 were acci- dentally destroyed ...
... matter of fact , increased . On the other hand , the results were disastrous to our opponents . In 1811 there were 24,106 British ships measuring 2,474,774 tons . In 1814 - the returns for 1812 and 1813 were acci- dentally destroyed ...
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