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At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament ; another chance was given them for liberty . Were they to throw it away , as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be cozened by le Roi le veut ?
At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament ; another chance was given them for liberty . Were they to throw it away , as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be cozened by le Roi le veut ?
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But all the circumstances in which the country was then placed were extraordinary . The ambition of Oliver was of no vulgar kind . He never seems to have coveted despotic power . He at first fought sincerely and manfully for the ...
But all the circumstances in which the country was then placed were extraordinary . The ambition of Oliver was of no vulgar kind . He never seems to have coveted despotic power . He at first fought sincerely and manfully for the ...
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Thus far , we think , if the circumstances of the time , and the opportunities which he had of aggrandizing himself , be fairly considered , he will not lose by comparison with Washington or Bolivar . Had his moderation been met by ...
Thus far , we think , if the circumstances of the time , and the opportunities which he had of aggrandizing himself , be fairly considered , he will not lose by comparison with Washington or Bolivar . Had his moderation been met by ...
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... Westminster Hall , and when he was dug up to be hanged at Tyburn , -who dined on calves ' heads or on broiled rumps , and cut down oak - branches or stuck them up as circumstances altered , without the slighest shame or repugnance .
... Westminster Hall , and when he was dug up to be hanged at Tyburn , -who dined on calves ' heads or on broiled rumps , and cut down oak - branches or stuck them up as circumstances altered , without the slighest shame or repugnance .
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Yet when all circumstances are taken into consideration , we do not hesitate to pronounce them a brave , a wise , an honest , and a useful body . The Puritans espoused the cause of civil liberty mainly because it was the cause of ...
Yet when all circumstances are taken into consideration , we do not hesitate to pronounce them a brave , a wise , an honest , and a useful body . The Puritans espoused the cause of civil liberty mainly because it was the cause of ...
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