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One detractor affects to say of Burton , that punishment made him an object of pity
who never was an object of esteem . In reply to the last of these calumnies , it is
sufficient to instance the enthusiastic public welcome which he received on his ...
One detractor affects to say of Burton , that punishment made him an object of pity
who never was an object of esteem . In reply to the last of these calumnies , it is
sufficient to instance the enthusiastic public welcome which he received on his ...
Page 197
The object , however , of this relaxation , was less to favour the nonconformists ,
than to serve the papists , and in conformity with the secret treaty with France . It
was followed , in 1672 , by the king ' s declaration , dispensing with the penal
laws ...
The object , however , of this relaxation , was less to favour the nonconformists ,
than to serve the papists , and in conformity with the secret treaty with France . It
was followed , in 1672 , by the king ' s declaration , dispensing with the penal
laws ...
Page 255
He made it his object to satirize the whims and extravagances he saw around
him , for he believed the true object of comedy to be the reformation of the follies
and minor vices of the day ; and , as folly is ever changing her garb , this ...
He made it his object to satirize the whims and extravagances he saw around
him , for he believed the true object of comedy to be the reformation of the follies
and minor vices of the day ; and , as folly is ever changing her garb , this ...
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| Title | A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3 A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Publisher | A. Fullarton, 1855 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2009 |
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