The History of England: From the Accession of James the Second, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green Longmans, & Roberts, 1849 - Great Britain |
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... whole nation , and to no part of the nation more hateful than to the Cavalier gentlemen who filled the Lower House . In their minds a standing army was inseparably associated with the Rump , with the Protector , with the spoliation of ...
... whole nation , and to no part of the nation more hateful than to the Cavalier gentlemen who filled the Lower House . In their minds a standing army was inseparably associated with the Rump , with the Protector , with the spoliation of ...
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... whole executive administration , to command the army and navy , to convoke and dissolve the legisla- ture , to appoint the Bishops and Deans of the Church of England , would soon have ceased to fear that any great evil would arise from ...
... whole executive administration , to command the army and navy , to convoke and dissolve the legisla- ture , to appoint the Bishops and Deans of the Church of England , would soon have ceased to fear that any great evil would arise from ...
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... whole nation . None of his colleagues seconded him ; and the subject dropped . He was General summoned to the royal closet , and had two long con- ferences with his master . James tried the effect of compliments and blandishments , but ...
... whole nation . None of his colleagues seconded him ; and the subject dropped . He was General summoned to the royal closet , and had two long con- ferences with his master . James tried the effect of compliments and blandishments , but ...
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... whole metropolis at dawn , by the inhabit- ants of Northumberland and Cornwall in the after- noon , and in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotlands on the morrow . In our age , therefore , the stages of legis- lation , the rules of debate ...
... whole metropolis at dawn , by the inhabit- ants of Northumberland and Cornwall in the after- noon , and in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotlands on the morrow . In our age , therefore , the stages of legis- lation , the rules of debate ...
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... whole depends . Unfor- tunately Bramston was not at the House that day . James Van Leeu- wen mentions the motion and the division , but does not add a word which can throw the smallest light on the state of parties . I must own myself ...
... whole depends . Unfor- tunately Bramston was not at the House that day . James Van Leeu- wen mentions the motion and the division , but does not add a word which can throw the smallest light on the state of parties . I must own myself ...
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