Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1850 |
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Pagina 42
... King of Scots that her Grace seemed to be breaking fast . For these objects he had stooped to every thing , and endured every thing . For these he had sued in the humblest manner , and , when unjustly and ungraciously re- pulsed , had ...
... King of Scots that her Grace seemed to be breaking fast . For these objects he had stooped to every thing , and endured every thing . For these he had sued in the humblest manner , and , when unjustly and ungraciously re- pulsed , had ...
Pagina 46
... there was a stri- king similarity between them . Considered as men of the world , as courtiers , as politicians , as associates , as allies , as enemies , they had nearly the same merits and the same defects 46 LORD BACON .
... there was a stri- king similarity between them . Considered as men of the world , as courtiers , as politicians , as associates , as allies , as enemies , they had nearly the same merits and the same defects 46 LORD BACON .
Pagina 48
... King's Counsel , with a fee of forty pounds a year ; and a pension of sixty pounds a year was settled upon him . In 1607 he became Solicitor- General , in 1612 Attorney - General . He continued to dis- tinguish himself in Parliament ...
... King's Counsel , with a fee of forty pounds a year ; and a pension of sixty pounds a year was settled upon him . In 1607 he became Solicitor- General , in 1612 Attorney - General . He continued to dis- tinguish himself in Parliament ...
Pagina 50
... King's Bench were tractable . But Coke was made of different stuff . Pedant , bigot , and brute as he was , he had ... King and the King's fa- vourites . No man of that age appeared to so little advantage when he was opposed to an ...
... King's Bench were tractable . But Coke was made of different stuff . Pedant , bigot , and brute as he was , he had ... King and the King's fa- vourites . No man of that age appeared to so little advantage when he was opposed to an ...
Pagina 56
... King's mind before it was known to the King himself , and attached himself to Vil- liers , while the less discerning crowd of courtiers still con- tinued to fawn on Somerset . The influence of the younger favourite became greater daily ...
... King's mind before it was known to the King himself , and attached himself to Vil- liers , while the less discerning crowd of courtiers still con- tinued to fawn on Somerset . The influence of the younger favourite became greater daily ...
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