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The civil war , indeed , has been more discussed , and is less understood , than any event in English history . The Roundheads laboured under the disadvantage of which the lion in the fable complained so bitterly .
The civil war , indeed , has been more discussed , and is less understood , than any event in English history . The Roundheads laboured under the disadvantage of which the lion in the fable complained so bitterly .
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Why , after the king had consented to so many reforms , and re- nounced so many oppressive prerogatives , did the parlia ment continue to rise in their demands , at the risk of pro- voking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given ...
Why , after the king had consented to so many reforms , and re- nounced so many oppressive prerogatives , did the parlia ment continue to rise in their demands , at the risk of pro- voking a civil war ? The ship - money had been given ...
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Many evils , no doubt , were produced by the civil war . the price of our liberty . Has the acquisition been worth the sacrifice ? It is the nature of the devil of tyranny to tear and rend the body which he leaves .
Many evils , no doubt , were produced by the civil war . the price of our liberty . Has the acquisition been worth the sacrifice ? It is the nature of the devil of tyranny to tear and rend the body which he leaves .
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These fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and an immutability of purpose which some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal , but which were in fact the necessary effects of it .
These fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and an immutability of purpose which some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal , but which were in fact the necessary effects of it .
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The Puritans espoused the cause of civil liberty mainly because it was the cause of religion . There was another party , by no means numerous , but distinguished by learn- ing and ability , which co - operated with them on very dif- ...
The Puritans espoused the cause of civil liberty mainly because it was the cause of religion . There was another party , by no means numerous , but distinguished by learn- ing and ability , which co - operated with them on very dif- ...
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| Título | Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volumen1 Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Thomas Carlyle Modern British essayists |
| Autor | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay |
| Editor | D. Appleton, 1860 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 24 Mayo 2017 |
| Largo | 568 páginas |
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