Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1895 |
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Pagina 123
... fact , the danger was created solely by the cruelty . But it is superfluous to press the argument . By no artifice of ingenuity can the stigma of persecution , the worst blemish of the English Church , be effaced or patched over . Her ...
... fact , the danger was created solely by the cruelty . But it is superfluous to press the argument . By no artifice of ingenuity can the stigma of persecution , the worst blemish of the English Church , be effaced or patched over . Her ...
Pagina 128
... recantation as a single blemish on an honourable life , the frailty of an unguarded moment . But , in fact , his recantation 1 was in strict accordance with the system on which he 128 HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
... recantation as a single blemish on an honourable life , the frailty of an unguarded moment . But , in fact , his recantation 1 was in strict accordance with the system on which he 128 HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
Pagina 129
... fact is that , if a martyr be a man who chooses to die rather than to renounce his opinions , Cranmer was no more a martyr than Dr. Dodd . He died solely because he could not help it . He never retracted his recantation till he found he ...
... fact is that , if a martyr be a man who chooses to die rather than to renounce his opinions , Cranmer was no more a martyr than Dr. Dodd . He died solely because he could not help it . He never retracted his recantation till he found he ...
Pagina 138
... the oc- casion , are still severe . These facts are alone suffi- cient to justify the appellation with which Pym branded him , " the wicked Earl . " In spite of all Strafford's vices , in spite of 138 HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
... the oc- casion , are still severe . These facts are alone suffi- cient to justify the appellation with which Pym branded him , " the wicked Earl . " In spite of all Strafford's vices , in spite of 138 HALLAM'S CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY .
Pagina 156
... fact , the people generally suffered more from his weakness than from his authority . The tyranny of wealthy and powerful subjects was the characteristic evil of the times . The royal prerogatives were not even sufficient for the ...
... fact , the people generally suffered more from his weakness than from his authority . The tyranny of wealthy and powerful subjects was the characteristic evil of the times . The royal prerogatives were not even sufficient for the ...
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