The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688, Том 8Christie & Son; Baldwin & Company; Sharpe & Son; Akerman; Smith & Company ... [and 40 others], 1819 |
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... victory , so much the more complete and secure , as it would be gained without the appearance of force , and without bloodshed . Perhaps too , when it became necessary to make the concluding step , and offer barefaced violence to their ...
... victory , so much the more complete and secure , as it would be gained without the appearance of force , and without bloodshed . Perhaps too , when it became necessary to make the concluding step , and offer barefaced violence to their ...
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... victory , with which he had hastily flattered himself . Some advised the king to leave the field : but that prince rejected such pusillanimous counsel . The two armies faced each other for some time , and neither of them retained ...
... victory , with which he had hastily flattered himself . Some advised the king to leave the field : but that prince rejected such pusillanimous counsel . The two armies faced each other for some time , and neither of them retained ...
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... victory . The king also , on his part , was not wanting to display his advantages ; though , except the taking of Banbury , a few days after , he had few marks of victory to boast of . He continued his march , and took possession of ...
... victory . The king also , on his part , was not wanting to display his advantages ; though , except the taking of Banbury , a few days after , he had few marks of victory to boast of . He continued his march , and took possession of ...
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... victory alone could entitle them , they required the king in express terms utterly to abolish episcopacy ; a demand which , before , they had only insinuated : and they required , that all other ecclesiastical controversies should be ...
... victory alone could entitle them , they required the king in express terms utterly to abolish episcopacy ; a demand which , before , they had only insinuated : and they required , that all other ecclesiastical controversies should be ...
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... , he attacked the forces of the parliament , and dislodged them : but his victory was not decisive . In other ren- counters he obtained some inconsiderable advantages . But the chief C 2 CH . LVI . 17 CHARLES I. 1625-1649 .
... , he attacked the forces of the parliament , and dislodged them : but his victory was not decisive . In other ren- counters he obtained some inconsiderable advantages . But the chief C 2 CH . LVI . 17 CHARLES I. 1625-1649 .
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