A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 4A. Fullarton, 1853 |
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... thing rather than change my religion . Nay , if it should come to such ex- tremities , I will choose to live on alms rather than change . " " 7 At the birth of the prince of Wales , on the 10th of June , 1688 , the conduct of the ...
... thing rather than change my religion . Nay , if it should come to such ex- tremities , I will choose to live on alms rather than change . " " 7 At the birth of the prince of Wales , on the 10th of June , 1688 , the conduct of the ...
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... thing but niaiseries : since his accession to the throne of England , she adds , he had also be- come insupportably haughty and imperious . In his old age the king was guilty of the wickedness and folly of taking an additional mistress ...
... thing but niaiseries : since his accession to the throne of England , she adds , he had also be- come insupportably haughty and imperious . In his old age the king was guilty of the wickedness and folly of taking an additional mistress ...
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... thing to be embezzled in your kitchen , but here , the dishes no sooner come from your table , than one steals a ... things ; and , to reconcile you to your place , do you steal like the rest , and mind you take enough ! " The cook ...
... thing to be embezzled in your kitchen , but here , the dishes no sooner come from your table , than one steals a ... things ; and , to reconcile you to your place , do you steal like the rest , and mind you take enough ! " The cook ...
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... thing if I am unfortunate . My whole life , even from my cradle , has shown a constant series of misfortunes ; and I am prepared - if so it please God - to suffer the threats of my enemies and yours . The preparations against us will ...
... thing if I am unfortunate . My whole life , even from my cradle , has shown a constant series of misfortunes ; and I am prepared - if so it please God - to suffer the threats of my enemies and yours . The preparations against us will ...
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... things lapsed into even a worse state than they had been in before the civil war . Richard , however , deserved his country's thanks for the quiet abandonment of a power which he might have made a severe scourge to many . That he wanted ...
... things lapsed into even a worse state than they had been in before the civil war . Richard , however , deserved his country's thanks for the quiet abandonment of a power which he might have made a severe scourge to many . That he wanted ...
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