Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1901 |
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Pagina 86
... Whigs in blaming the conduct of the daring priest . Some acts , it was said , which fall under the definition of treason are such that a good man may , in troubled times , be led into them even by his virtues . It may be necessary for ...
... Whigs in blaming the conduct of the daring priest . Some acts , it was said , which fall under the definition of treason are such that a good man may , in troubled times , be led into them even by his virtues . It may be necessary for ...
Pagina 88
... Whig raised his voice against the impiety and licentiousness of the fashionable writers , his mouth was instantly stopped by the retort , You are one of those who groan at a light quotation from Scripture , and raise estates out of the ...
... Whig raised his voice against the impiety and licentiousness of the fashionable writers , his mouth was instantly stopped by the retort , You are one of those who groan at a light quotation from Scripture , and raise estates out of the ...
Pagina 90
... Whigs . It is inspiriting to see how gallantly the solitary outlaw advances to attack enemies , formidable separately , and , it might have been thought , irresistible when combined , distributes his swashing blows right and left among ...
... Whigs . It is inspiriting to see how gallantly the solitary outlaw advances to attack enemies , formidable separately , and , it might have been thought , irresistible when combined , distributes his swashing blows right and left among ...
Pagina 95
... Whigs . It was his rare good fortune to share the triumph of his friends without having shared their proscription . When the House of Hanover came to the throne , he partook largely of the prosperity of those with whom he was connected ...
... Whigs . It was his rare good fortune to share the triumph of his friends without having shared their proscription . When the House of Hanover came to the throne , he partook largely of the prosperity of those with whom he was connected ...
Pagina 97
... Whigs and Tories , could not with propriety inscribe to a chief of either party a work which had been munificently patronized by both . It was necessary to find some per- son who was at once eminent and neutral . It was there- fore ...
... Whigs and Tories , could not with propriety inscribe to a chief of either party a work which had been munificently patronized by both . It was necessary to find some per- son who was at once eminent and neutral . It was there- fore ...
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