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Pagina 17
... Commons present him with a bill in which the constitutional limits of his power are marked out . He hesitates ; he evades ; at last he bargains to give his assent for five subsidies . The bill receives his solemn assent ; the subsidies ...
... Commons present him with a bill in which the constitutional limits of his power are marked out . He hesitates ; he evades ; at last he bargains to give his assent for five subsidies . The bill receives his solemn assent ; the subsidies ...
Pagina 61
... Commons was that , meet- ing after a long intermission of parlia- ments , and after a long series of cruel- ties and illegal imposts , they seemed inclined to examine grievances before they would vote supplies . For this in- solence ...
... Commons was that , meet- ing after a long intermission of parlia- ments , and after a long series of cruel- ties and illegal imposts , they seemed inclined to examine grievances before they would vote supplies . For this in- solence ...
Pagina 63
... Commons might justly use . Yet The defection of Strafford from the popular party contributed mainly to draw on him the hatred of his con- temporaries . It has since made him an object of peculiar interest to those whose lives have been ...
... Commons might justly use . Yet The defection of Strafford from the popular party contributed mainly to draw on him the hatred of his con- temporaries . It has since made him an object of peculiar interest to those whose lives have been ...
Pagina 65
... Commons has been fully and most appropriately repaid . The House of Wentworth has since that time been as much distinguished by public spirit as by power and splendour , and may at the present moment boast of members with whom Say and ...
... Commons has been fully and most appropriately repaid . The House of Wentworth has since that time been as much distinguished by public spirit as by power and splendour , and may at the present moment boast of members with whom Say and ...
Pagina 67
... Commons would have given him a fair chance of retrieving the public confidence . Such was the opinion of Clarendon . He distinctly states that the fury of opposition had abated , that a reaction had begun to take place , that the ...
... Commons would have given him a fair chance of retrieving the public confidence . Such was the opinion of Clarendon . He distinctly states that the fury of opposition had abated , that a reaction had begun to take place , that the ...
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Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Volledige weergave - 1900 |
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