An abridgment of the history of England ... to the death of George the second, continued, by an eminent writer, to the peace of Amiens1803 |
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... parliament at Oxford , to digeft a new plan of government , and to elect proper perfons , who were to be intrufted with the chief autho- rity . This parliament , afterwards called the mad parlia ment , went expeditioufly to work upon ...
... parliament at Oxford , to digeft a new plan of government , and to elect proper perfons , who were to be intrufted with the chief autho- rity . This parliament , afterwards called the mad parlia ment , went expeditioufly to work upon ...
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... parliament was called , in which the king refumed his former authority . This being confidered as a breach of the late conven- tion , a civil war enfued , in which , in a pitched battle , the earl of Leicester became victorious , and ...
... parliament was called , in which the king refumed his former authority . This being confidered as a breach of the late conven- tion , a civil war enfued , in which , in a pitched battle , the earl of Leicester became victorious , and ...
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... parliament ; and that auguft body was then firft modelled by him into the form in which it continues to this day . As a great part of the property of the kingdom was , by the introduction of commerce , and the improvement of agriculture ...
... parliament ; and that auguft body was then firft modelled by him into the form in which it continues to this day . As a great part of the property of the kingdom was , by the introduction of commerce , and the improvement of agriculture ...
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... parliament of perpe- tual exile against the two Spenfers , and a forfeiture of their fortune and eftates . The king , however , at laft rou fing from his lethargy , took the field in the defence of his beloved Spenfer , and at the head ...
... parliament of perpe- tual exile against the two Spenfers , and a forfeiture of their fortune and eftates . The king , however , at laft rou fing from his lethargy , took the field in the defence of his beloved Spenfer , and at the head ...
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... and a punishment fo difproportionate to the fufferer's guilt , muft wipe away even many of thofe faults of which Edward was undoubtedly culpable . CHAP . CHAP . XIV EDWARD III . HE parliament by which 78 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... and a punishment fo difproportionate to the fufferer's guilt , muft wipe away even many of thofe faults of which Edward was undoubtedly culpable . CHAP . CHAP . XIV EDWARD III . HE parliament by which 78 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 132 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Seite 358 - I am not worth purchasing ; but such as I am, the King of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Seite 173 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Seite 37 - Above a hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, were lost on this occasion. A butcher of Rouen was the only person on board who escaped; he clung to the mast, and was taken up the next morning by some fishermen.
Seite 242 - Lord Churchill had been raised from the rank of a page, and had been invested with a high command in the army ; had been created a peer, and owed his whole fortune to the king's bounty ; even he...
Seite 132 - He is a prince of a most royal carriage, and hath a princely heart; and rather than he will miss or want any part of his will, he will endanger the one half of his kingdom.
Seite 203 - At these words, the child looked very steadfastly upon him. "Mark, child! what I say: they will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: but mark what I say: thou must not be a king as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head, too they will cut off at last! Therefore I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Seite 211 - Sir Harry Vane exclaiming against this conduct; " Sir Harry," cried Cromwell, with a loud voice, " O, Sir Harry Vane! the Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Vane." Taking hold of Martin by the cloak, " Thou art a whoremaster;" to another, " Thou art an adulterer;" to a third, " Thou art a drunkard;" to a fourth,
Seite 168 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Seite 114 - They found- the young princes in bed, and fallen into a profound sleep. After suffocating them with the bolster and pillows, they showed their naked bodies to Tyrrel, who ordered them to be buried at the...