The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical writingsG. Bell, 1902 |
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... lords were still in possession of their places , for the Duke of Marl- borough continued general , the Duke of ... House of Commons , which a landed interest had freely chosen , found them very desirous of a secure 1 See note on p . 385 ...
... lords were still in possession of their places , for the Duke of Marl- borough continued general , the Duke of ... House of Commons , which a landed interest had freely chosen , found them very desirous of a secure 1 See note on p . 385 ...
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... House of Lords , where the Queen had a very crazy majority , made up by those whose hearts were in the other interest ; but whose fears , expectations , or immediate dependence , had hitherto kept them within bounds . There were two lords ...
... House of Lords , where the Queen had a very crazy majority , made up by those whose hearts were in the other interest ; but whose fears , expectations , or immediate dependence , had hitherto kept them within bounds . There were two lords ...
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... house of Hanover . All this worked so far upon his imagination , that he ... Lord Godolphin , and the rest ; and , in the council , treated the small remainder ... lords of that party . [ ORIGINAL NOTE . ] 3 P. Fitzgerald says " the pride ...
... house of Hanover . All this worked so far upon his imagination , that he ... Lord Godolphin , and the rest ; and , in the council , treated the small remainder ... lords of that party . [ ORIGINAL NOTE . ] 3 P. Fitzgerald says " the pride ...
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... Houses , upon this point , must either be made up by the Commons agreeing with the Lords , or must end in a dis- solution , which would be followed by a return of the old ministry , who , by the force of money and management , could ...
... Houses , upon this point , must either be made up by the Commons agreeing with the Lords , or must end in a dis- solution , which would be followed by a return of the old ministry , who , by the force of money and management , could ...
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... House of Lords for preventing occasional conformity , and be unanimously agreed to by all the peers of the low - church 3 principle , which would convince the world of their good in- tentions to the established religion ; and that their ...
... House of Lords for preventing occasional conformity , and be unanimously agreed to by all the peers of the low - church 3 principle , which would convince the world of their good in- tentions to the established religion ; and that their ...
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