A Vindication of Mr. Fox's History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the SecondJ. Johnson, 1811 - 424 страници |
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... Rose , and at the close of his life was become sincerely desirous that Mr. Fox should assist in the government of the country , and even Mr. Rose had hoped for it . But from some dreadful principles disclosed in Mr. Fox's book , which ...
... Rose , and at the close of his life was become sincerely desirous that Mr. Fox should assist in the government of the country , and even Mr. Rose had hoped for it . But from some dreadful principles disclosed in Mr. Fox's book , which ...
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... Rose towards Mr. Fox's politics is not only visible in the passages just com- mented upon , but will be apparent in many others noticed hereafter . But after Mr. Rose's excuses " for suspecting " the accuracy of Mr. Fox's statement ...
... Rose towards Mr. Fox's politics is not only visible in the passages just com- mented upon , but will be apparent in many others noticed hereafter . But after Mr. Rose's excuses " for suspecting " the accuracy of Mr. Fox's statement ...
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... Rose's statements and the justness of his reflections , and in questioning his capacity , though not his intentions of forming impartial opinions . Mr. Rose is perfectly sensible of the justness of this remark , and therefore obviates ...
... Rose's statements and the justness of his reflections , and in questioning his capacity , though not his intentions of forming impartial opinions . Mr. Rose is perfectly sensible of the justness of this remark , and therefore obviates ...
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... . To the baneful effects of the political atmosphere before alluded to , and the hurry in which Mr. Rose has written the * Mr . Rose's Introduction , p . xxxv . Observations may be owing his unfortunate failure in accuracy . viii PREFACE .
... . To the baneful effects of the political atmosphere before alluded to , and the hurry in which Mr. Rose has written the * Mr . Rose's Introduction , p . xxxv . Observations may be owing his unfortunate failure in accuracy . viii PREFACE .
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... Rose's Intro- duction . To prove that Mr. Fox was misled by a propensity to apply every historical incident to the defence of those politi- cal principles , on which he had himself acted , Mr. Rose charges him with having translated ...
... Rose's Intro- duction . To prove that Mr. Fox was misled by a propensity to apply every historical incident to the defence of those politi- cal principles , on which he had himself acted , Mr. Rose charges him with having translated ...
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