A Vindication of Mr. Fox's History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second |
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The commencement of the first period objected to , is fixed at the year 1588 , and
ends at the year 1640 . To this arrangement Mr. Fox was naturally led by the
consideration , that the preceding period , from the accession of Henry the
Seventh ...
The commencement of the first period objected to , is fixed at the year 1588 , and
ends at the year 1640 . To this arrangement Mr. Fox was naturally led by the
consideration , that the preceding period , from the accession of Henry the
Seventh ...
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The termination of this period ( the third ) with the reign of Charles the Second ,
Mr. Rose also thinks was not well considered , because “ the reign of his brother
was surely not less “ remarkable for religious dispute and political contest “ than ...
The termination of this period ( the third ) with the reign of Charles the Second ,
Mr. Rose also thinks was not well considered , because “ the reign of his brother
was surely not less “ remarkable for religious dispute and political contest “ than ...
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... which had been : made ; and circumstances which existed in that reign ,
tending to fix the true balance between liberty and prerogative , and happily
giving , as he thought , “ a theoretical perfection ” to our laws at a certain period of
it .
... which had been : made ; and circumstances which existed in that reign ,
tending to fix the true balance between liberty and prerogative , and happily
giving , as he thought , “ a theoretical perfection ” to our laws at a certain period of
it .
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the period at which our constitution attained its great- SECTION est theoretical
perfection ; and yet , by the acknowledgement of all men , and the admission of
Blackstone himself , this period is followed by times of great practical oppression .
the period at which our constitution attained its great- SECTION est theoretical
perfection ; and yet , by the acknowledgement of all men , and the admission of
Blackstone himself , this period is followed by times of great practical oppression .
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... most material parts of the whole of Barillon's correspondence ; and as Barillon
continued embassador to the English Court till the flight of James , the industry of
Mr. Fox must have been extended to the same period with that of the Baronet .
... most material parts of the whole of Barillon's correspondence ; and as Barillon
continued embassador to the English Court till the flight of James , the industry of
Mr. Fox must have been extended to the same period with that of the Baronet .
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| Заглавие | A Vindication of Mr. Fox's History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second |
| Автор | Samuel Heywood |
| Издател | J. Johnson, 1811 |
| Оригиналът е от | Оксфордският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 14 мар 2007 |
| Брой страници | 424 страници |
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