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Page xvii
... majesty's happy reign . " higher nature . When a boy , while his compa- But there were dawnings of genius of a much nions were diverting themselves near to his fa- ther's house in St. James's Park , he stole to the brick conduit to ...
... majesty's happy reign . " higher nature . When a boy , while his compa- But there were dawnings of genius of a much nions were diverting themselves near to his fa- ther's house in St. James's Park , he stole to the brick conduit to ...
Page xxii
... majesty , and withal to add , by speech ; which is , that although it must be confessed that the request is rare and unaccustomed , yet if it be observed hu - laws , either being well left or friended , or at their own free how few ...
... majesty , and withal to add , by speech ; which is , that although it must be confessed that the request is rare and unaccustomed , yet if it be observed hu - laws , either being well left or friended , or at their own free how few ...
Page xxiii
... majesty royal then had been pleased , he was most fit . The narrowness of his circumstances obliged him to think of some profession for a subsistence ; and he applied himself , more through necessity than choice , to the study of the ...
... majesty royal then had been pleased , he was most fit . The narrowness of his circumstances obliged him to think of some profession for a subsistence ; and he applied himself , more through necessity than choice , to the study of the ...
Page xxv
... majesty , and your own virtue , your lordship is ascended , I know you will have a compunction of mind to do me any wrong . " relax in his parliamentary exertions , or sacrifice or value for his attainments , in the hope of pre- the ...
... majesty , and your own virtue , your lordship is ascended , I know you will have a compunction of mind to do me any wrong . " relax in his parliamentary exertions , or sacrifice or value for his attainments , in the hope of pre- the ...
Page xxvi
... majesty , for the honest exercise of his duty in parliament . Apolo- gizing for his boldness and plainness , he told the queen , “ that his mind turned upon other wheels than those of profit ; that he sought no great mat- ter , but a ...
... majesty , for the honest exercise of his duty in parliament . Apolo- gizing for his boldness and plainness , he told the queen , “ that his mind turned upon other wheels than those of profit ; that he sought no great mat- ter , but a ...
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