A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... political independence . The duke of York became restless for the dismissal of a man whose principles he dreaded ; and Shaftes- bury , before he had been much more than a year in office , saw the seals pass from his hands to those of a ...
... political independence . The duke of York became restless for the dismissal of a man whose principles he dreaded ; and Shaftes- bury , before he had been much more than a year in office , saw the seals pass from his hands to those of a ...
Page 135
... political dignity , and had not been filled by a churchman since the reign of Henry VII . , since which pe- riod the sentiments of the nation had undergone a complete change on this and many other points of state - policy . The personal ...
... political dignity , and had not been filled by a churchman since the reign of Henry VII . , since which pe- riod the sentiments of the nation had undergone a complete change on this and many other points of state - policy . The personal ...
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... political factions to gain the ascendancy . Bribery and corruption were carried to the highest pitch , and the consequences were extensively injurious to the morals of the people . When the king resided in England he had so much political ...
... political factions to gain the ascendancy . Bribery and corruption were carried to the highest pitch , and the consequences were extensively injurious to the morals of the people . When the king resided in England he had so much political ...
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