Essays, Critical and MiscellaneousA. Hart, 1853 - 744 páginas |
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... army . They laugh at the scriptural names of the preachers . Major - generals fleec ing their districts ; soldiers revelling on the spoils of a ruined peasantry ; upstarts , enrich- ed by the public plunder , taking possession of the ...
... army . They laugh at the scriptural names of the preachers . Major - generals fleec ing their districts ; soldiers revelling on the spoils of a ruined peasantry ; upstarts , enrich- ed by the public plunder , taking possession of the ...
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... army in which a king is known to magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the be posted , is to approach pretty near to regi- present generation . In that age the state of cide . Charles too , it should always be re- things was ...
... army in which a king is known to magni dextra , " gives it all its fame with the be posted , is to approach pretty near to regi- present generation . In that age the state of cide . Charles too , it should always be re- things was ...
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... army rose against the Parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved against sect . Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacrificed their ...
... army rose against the Parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved against sect . Party plotted against party . The Presbyterians , in their eagerness to be revenged on the Independents , sacrificed their ...
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... army . The in- fantry was regarded as comparatively worth- less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the ...
... army . The in- fantry was regarded as comparatively worth- less , and was neglected till it became really so . These tactics maintained their ground for cen- turies in most parts of Europe . That foot sol- diers could withstand the ...
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... army out of the dregs of an unwarlike people - who , after acquiring sovereignty by destroying his enemies , ac- quired popularity by destroying his tools ; who had begun to employ for the most saluta- ry ends the power which he had ...
... army out of the dregs of an unwarlike people - who , after acquiring sovereignty by destroying his enemies , ac- quired popularity by destroying his tools ; who had begun to employ for the most saluta- ry ends the power which he had ...
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