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Observations on the Articles of Peace between James Earl of Ormond , for King Charles I. on the one hand , and the Irish Rebels and Papists , on the other , & c . & c . 3. Accedence commenced Grammar :being a Latin Grammar for Beginners ...
Observations on the Articles of Peace between James Earl of Ormond , for King Charles I. on the one hand , and the Irish Rebels and Papists , on the other , & c . & c . 3. Accedence commenced Grammar :being a Latin Grammar for Beginners ...
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A ment were brought into play , in the course of the contest between the king and commons ; and their connection is sufficiently obvious . The votes of the bishops in the house , and the clergy . throughout the nation , uniformly ...
A ment were brought into play , in the course of the contest between the king and commons ; and their connection is sufficiently obvious . The votes of the bishops in the house , and the clergy . throughout the nation , uniformly ...
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The bishops were now deprived of their seats in the bouse , and the king assented to the bill without hesitation . As bis designs became more manifest , restraints were multiplied . It was essential to the security of the Commons ...
The bishops were now deprived of their seats in the bouse , and the king assented to the bill without hesitation . As bis designs became more manifest , restraints were multiplied . It was essential to the security of the Commons ...
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This contest between the king and people forms one of the most interesting and instructive portions of the English bistory . The Commons had adopted the most liberal notions of government ; the generous ...
This contest between the king and people forms one of the most interesting and instructive portions of the English bistory . The Commons had adopted the most liberal notions of government ; the generous ...
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It does not appear , however , that they were the mere tools of the king . They perceived that their own interests , or rather their exorbitant privileges and pretensions , must stand or fall with him ; hence , while they supported ...
It does not appear , however , that they were the mere tools of the king . They perceived that their own interests , or rather their exorbitant privileges and pretensions , must stand or fall with him ; hence , while they supported ...
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| Title | Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1 Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, George Burnett |
| Author | John Milton |
| Translated by | George Burnett |
| Publisher | J. Miller, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Feb 2019 |
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