The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the Second: In Sixteen Volumes, with the Last Corrections and Improvements, Volume 4F. Walker, 1824 - Great Britain |
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... never pass unpunished ; and all the actors in that scene were bound in prudence to prevent the effects of his future vengeance : that it would be impos- sible to keep the queen for ever at a distance from her son , and equally ...
... never pass unpunished ; and all the actors in that scene were bound in prudence to prevent the effects of his future vengeance : that it would be impos- sible to keep the queen for ever at a distance from her son , and equally ...
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... never waited the solicitation of presents , or the hopes of reci- procal services . But she lived not only to feel the bitter- ness of shame imposed on her by this tyrant , but to experience , in old age and poverty , the ingratitude of ...
... never waited the solicitation of presents , or the hopes of reci- procal services . But she lived not only to feel the bitter- ness of shame imposed on her by this tyrant , but to experience , in old age and poverty , the ingratitude of ...
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... never extended to the crown ; the protector resolved to make use of another plea still more shameful and scandalous . His partisans were taught to maintain , that both Ed- ward IV . and the duke of Clarence were illegitimate ; that the ...
... never extended to the crown ; the protector resolved to make use of another plea still more shameful and scandalous . His partisans were taught to maintain , that both Ed- ward IV . and the duke of Clarence were illegitimate ; that the ...
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... never punished for the crime : probably , because Henry , whose maxims of government were extremely arbitrary , desired to establish it as a principle , that the commands of the reigning so- vereign ought to justify every enormity in ...
... never punished for the crime : probably , because Henry , whose maxims of government were extremely arbitrary , desired to establish it as a principle , that the commands of the reigning so- vereign ought to justify every enormity in ...
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... Never was there in any country an usurpation more flagrant than that of Richard , or more repugnant to every principle of justice and public interest . His claim was entirely founded on impudent allegations , never at- tempted to be ...
... Never was there in any country an usurpation more flagrant than that of Richard , or more repugnant to every principle of justice and public interest . His claim was entirely founded on impudent allegations , never at- tempted to be ...
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