A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... object of universal odium and execration ; he saw and felt his dis- grace and danger , and fled to Holland . Weary at length of inactivity , he ventured to return to England , and contrived to reach York undis- covered , where he had an ...
... object of universal odium and execration ; he saw and felt his dis- grace and danger , and fled to Holland . Weary at length of inactivity , he ventured to return to England , and contrived to reach York undis- covered , where he had an ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... object which seems almost within the grasp , and the dread and abhorrence of the path of crime by which that object must be attained . Their characters are not so much beings of lofty intellect as of deep passion ; and these passions ...
... object which seems almost within the grasp , and the dread and abhorrence of the path of crime by which that object must be attained . Their characters are not so much beings of lofty intellect as of deep passion ; and these passions ...
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