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... says Mr. Rose , " an atmosphere of party , by which the constitution and temperament of his own mind could hardly fail to be affected . And the bent of his mind was to apply every historical incident to the support of the principles ...
... says Mr. Rose , " an atmosphere of party , by which the constitution and temperament of his own mind could hardly fail to be affected . And the bent of his mind was to apply every historical incident to the support of the principles ...
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... says Mr. Rose , to be doubtful , whether the his- tory was not written rather to support the system , than the sys- tem adopted from the consideration of the history ; and these general observations he endeavours to support by a variety ...
... says Mr. Rose , to be doubtful , whether the his- tory was not written rather to support the system , than the sys- tem adopted from the consideration of the history ; and these general observations he endeavours to support by a variety ...
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... says he , " the character of Cromwell must ever stand high in the list of those who raised themselves to supreme ... say , that his hypocrisy tainted his moral character , than that it was the natural companion of his other vices , and ...
... says he , " the character of Cromwell must ever stand high in the list of those who raised themselves to supreme ... say , that his hypocrisy tainted his moral character , than that it was the natural companion of his other vices , and ...
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... says that , 66 upon reviewing the two great parties of the nation , one obser- vation forcibly occurs , and that is , that the great strength of the whigs consisted in their being able to brand their adversaries as favourers of popery ...
... says that , 66 upon reviewing the two great parties of the nation , one obser- vation forcibly occurs , and that is , that the great strength of the whigs consisted in their being able to brand their adversaries as favourers of popery ...
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... say , in one negligent sentence of the work : nor does the histo- rian think it worth while to bestow a page upon the considera- tion of its title to be believed . He contents himself with saying that , so it is said , but what proofs ...
... say , in one negligent sentence of the work : nor does the histo- rian think it worth while to bestow a page upon the considera- tion of its title to be believed . He contents himself with saying that , so it is said , but what proofs ...
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Page 109 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there ; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
Page 445 - Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best.
Page 236 - And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : and the land was polluted with blood.
Page 236 - First Moloch, horrid king besmeared with blood Of human sacrifice, and parents' tears, Though for the noise of drums and timbrels loud Their children's cries unheard, that passed through fire To his grim idol.
Page 438 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 446 - Loses, discountenanced, and like folly shows: Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made Occasionally; and, to consummate all, Greatness of mind, and nobleness, their seat Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard angelic placed.
Page 442 - They do not consider their church establishment as convenient, but as essential to their state; not as a thing heterogeneous and separable; something added for accommodation ; what they may either keep or lay aside, according to their temporary ideas of convenience. They consider it as the foundation of their whole constitution, with which, and with every part of which, it holds an indissoluble union. Church and state are ideas inseparable in their minds, and scarcely is the one ever mentioned without...
Page 330 - Hounds are in their couples yelling, Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling, Merrily, merrily, mingle they, " Waken, lords and ladies gay." Waken, lords and ladies gay...
Page 271 - Advowsons, &c. , and for the Renewing of Leases held under Cathedral Churches, Colleges, or other corporate bodies ; for Terms of Years certain, and for Lives ; also for Valuing Reversionary Estates, Deferred Annuities, Next Presentations, &c., together with Smart's Five Tables of Compound Interest, and an Extension of the same to lower and Intermediate Rates. By WILLIAM INWOOD, Architect.
Page 426 - Forasmuch as some ease to scrupulous consciences in the exercise of religion may be an effectual means to unite their Majesties...