A Vindication of Mr. Fox's History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second |
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... that they are directly the reverse , that they are injustice , cruelty , and
pusillanimity , ” and afterwards declared his wish for an address to his Majesty , to
which he would add an expression , “ of our abhorrence of the proceedings
against the ...
... that they are directly the reverse , that they are injustice , cruelty , and
pusillanimity , ” and afterwards declared his wish for an address to his Majesty , to
which he would add an expression , “ of our abhorrence of the proceedings
against the ...
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... fell in with the eager and “ anxious wishes of almost all descriptions of men in “
the country ; for we can now hardly trace a move“ ment to attempt to prevent it ,
except by individuals , “ who were under apprehensions for their personal safety .
... fell in with the eager and “ anxious wishes of almost all descriptions of men in “
the country ; for we can now hardly trace a move“ ment to attempt to prevent it ,
except by individuals , “ who were under apprehensions for their personal safety .
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... least , any thing further in view , than a complete toleration for the the object of
Catholic religion ; it may be satisfactory to the reader to remark that the hopes of
the Catholics themselves , and the wishes of some of them did not extend further .
... least , any thing further in view , than a complete toleration for the the object of
Catholic religion ; it may be satisfactory to the reader to remark that the hopes of
the Catholics themselves , and the wishes of some of them did not extend further .
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SECTION IV . shewn his wish in 1679 , that none should be allowed to assemble
, by imposing , as a penalty , the loss of the stipulated subsidies , if one should be
called within the time fixed . When this letter was written , his ob . ject remained ...
SECTION IV . shewn his wish in 1679 , that none should be allowed to assemble
, by imposing , as a penalty , the loss of the stipulated subsidies , if one should be
called within the time fixed . When this letter was written , his ob . ject remained ...
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James would have us believe that his frequent conferences with the King , which
increased her fears of his power , had for their object religion , not politics ; that
his anxious wish was to make a convert , not to govern a kingdom . But the ...
James would have us believe that his frequent conferences with the King , which
increased her fears of his power , had for their object religion , not politics ; that
his anxious wish was to make a convert , not to govern a kingdom . But the ...
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Страница 323 - I am weary of travelling, I am resolved to go abroad no more : but when I am dead and gone, I know not what my brother will do. I am much afraid, that when he comes to the crown, he will be obliged to travel again. And yet I will take care to leave my kingdoms to him in peace, wishing he may long keep them so. But this hath all of my fears, little of my hopes, and less of my reason; and I am much afraid, that when my brother comes to the crown, he will be obliged again to leave his native soil.
Страница 239 - ... within this realm, in order, by force or constraint, to compel him or them to change his or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe both houses, or either house of parliament...
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Страница 14 - After all, however, notwithstanding what the more reasonable part of mankind may think upon this question, it is much to be doubted whether this singular proceeding has not, as much as any other circumstance, served to raise the character of the English nation in the opinion of Europe in general.
Страница 20 - ... and afterwards declared his wish for an address to his Majesty, to which he would add an expression, " of our abhorrence of the proceedings against the royal " family of France, in which, I have no doubt, we shall " be supported by the whole country.
Страница 14 - The truth is, that the guilt of the action, that is to say, the taking away of the life of the King, is what most men in the place of Cromwell and his associates would have incurred ; what there is of splendour and of magnanimity in it, I mean the publicity and solemnity of the act, is what few would be capable of displaying.
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Страница 260 - If you do not consider what I say unto you, remember the last words of your dead father, which were, to be constant to your religion, and never to be shaken in it; which, if you do not observe, this shall be the last time you will hear from, " Dear brother, " Your most affectionate,
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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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