A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under other circumstances , they would have recoiled . Hence the large standing armies which they maintained ; the unconstitutional powers with which they invested petty magistrates ; and ...
... spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under other circumstances , they would have recoiled . Hence the large standing armies which they maintained ; the unconstitutional powers with which they invested petty magistrates ; and ...
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... spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under other circumstances , they would have recoiled . Hence the large standing armies which they maintained ; the unconstitutional powers with which they invested petty magistrates ; and ...
... spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under other circumstances , they would have recoiled . Hence the large standing armies which they maintained ; the unconstitutional powers with which they invested petty magistrates ; and ...
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... spirit of the Highlanders . Had the prince succeeded , he would have found thousands declaring in his favour ; but , so long as the event was uncertain , there were few indeed who would hazard their lives and their property to aid him ...
... spirit of the Highlanders . Had the prince succeeded , he would have found thousands declaring in his favour ; but , so long as the event was uncertain , there were few indeed who would hazard their lives and their property to aid him ...
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... spirit , his gaiety , his hardihood , and he never regained them but when battle was spoken of . In later life , when all hopes of his re - establishment were ended , Charles Edward sunk into frailties by which he was debased and ...
... spirit , his gaiety , his hardihood , and he never regained them but when battle was spoken of . In later life , when all hopes of his re - establishment were ended , Charles Edward sunk into frailties by which he was debased and ...
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... spirits of their people , already exhausted by hunger and dispirited by retreat , in a forced march , with the purpose of a night attack , which was hastily and rashly adopted , and as inconsiderately abandoned ; and at length drew up ...
... spirits of their people , already exhausted by hunger and dispirited by retreat , in a forced march , with the purpose of a night attack , which was hastily and rashly adopted , and as inconsiderately abandoned ; and at length drew up ...
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