A Vindication of Mr. Fox's History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second |
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Mr. Fox , having conceived that the most profitable mode of reading or writing
history was to select certain of the most interesting periods , and enter into a
separate investigation of the causes and effects of the events happening within
each ...
Mr. Fox , having conceived that the most profitable mode of reading or writing
history was to select certain of the most interesting periods , and enter into a
separate investigation of the causes and effects of the events happening within
each ...
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To that balance Mr. Fox ' was a zealous friend , and the reader has seen how Mr.
Rose , hitherto , has failed in every effort to impute republican sentiments to him ;
and he will have to remark a similar failure in every other attempt of the same ...
To that balance Mr. Fox ' was a zealous friend , and the reader has seen how Mr.
Rose , hitherto , has failed in every effort to impute republican sentiments to him ;
and he will have to remark a similar failure in every other attempt of the same ...
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The first of these reasons the reader may have some difficulty to discover in the
letter alluded to , and the validity of the second it is not material at present to
discuss . The reader may now , upon the abstract of the treaty produced by Mr.
Rose ...
The first of these reasons the reader may have some difficulty to discover in the
letter alluded to , and the validity of the second it is not material at present to
discuss . The reader may now , upon the abstract of the treaty produced by Mr.
Rose ...
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Mr. Rose says , in the paragraph last cited , that “ Mr. Fox has stated , ” & c . and
refers his readers by an asterisk , at the ... executed his duty in that capacity , and
more than once cited the preface , or address to the reader , as written by him .
Mr. Rose says , in the paragraph last cited , that “ Mr. Fox has stated , ” & c . and
refers his readers by an asterisk , at the ... executed his duty in that capacity , and
more than once cited the preface , or address to the reader , as written by him .
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The reader will perhaps be surprized to find that James , so far from appearing in
the character of the mad hot headed bigot described by Mr. Rose , seems to have
conducted himself with the refined policy of a consummate statesman , and to ...
The reader will perhaps be surprized to find that James , so far from appearing in
the character of the mad hot headed bigot described by Mr. Rose , seems to have
conducted himself with the refined policy of a consummate statesman , and to ...
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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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