The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as Well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library, Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes, Volume 9William Oldys, John Malham R. Dutton, 1810 - Great Britain Chronologically arranged with the original Samuel Johnson introduction, this collection offers rare and entertaining tracts and pamphlets in manuscript and printed forms. Interspersed are historical, political and critical notes from the library of Edward Harley, second earl of Oxford. This collection was edited by Harley's secretary, William Oldys, and Samuel Johnson in the original edition, 1744-1746. |
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Page 92
... resistance . Fifty men were left there to keep it . There was this night a serjeant killed , with about ten soldiers , and twenty wounded . 13th . In the morning , a soldier of the place came into the camp . He told us , that the Prince ...
... resistance . Fifty men were left there to keep it . There was this night a serjeant killed , with about ten soldiers , and twenty wounded . 13th . In the morning , a soldier of the place came into the camp . He told us , that the Prince ...
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... resistance ; and to seize on a redoubt , called the Redoubt of St. Mary , which is between the two covered - ways : but , after they had borne a violent charge of musquets , grenadoes , and fire - works , they were forced to retreat ...
... resistance ; and to seize on a redoubt , called the Redoubt of St. Mary , which is between the two covered - ways : but , after they had borne a violent charge of musquets , grenadoes , and fire - works , they were forced to retreat ...
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... resistance . 12. There is nothing more evident , than that England is a free nation , that has its liberties and properties preserved to it by many positive and express laws . If then we have a right to our property , we must likewise ...
... resistance . 12. There is nothing more evident , than that England is a free nation , that has its liberties and properties preserved to it by many positive and express laws . If then we have a right to our property , we must likewise ...
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... resistance , in case that were invaded . It is plain , that our liberty is only a thing that we enjoy at the king's discretion , and during his pleasure , if the other against all resistance is to be understood , according to the utmost ...
... resistance , in case that were invaded . It is plain , that our liberty is only a thing that we enjoy at the king's discretion , and during his pleasure , if the other against all resistance is to be understood , according to the utmost ...
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... resistance , or to prepare our necks for the yoke . In the mean time the ghost of that renowned woman ( who yet loves her country , even in shades of death ) re proves us for suffering these French thus to increase at sea ; and from her ...
... resistance , or to prepare our necks for the yoke . In the mean time the ghost of that renowned woman ( who yet loves her country , even in shades of death ) re proves us for suffering these French thus to increase at sea ; and from her ...
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Page 31 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
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Page 300 - And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land ; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. " And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
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Page 163 - After this, I spoke severally to two of the best * bishops we have in England, who both to!d me there were many things in the Roman church, which, it were, very much to be wished we had kept ; as confession, which was, no doubt, commanded by God : that praying for the dead was one of the ancient things in Christianity : that, for their parts, they did it daily, though they would not own it...
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Page 263 - England ; or that the queen's majesty, with and by the authority of parliament, is not able to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity, to limit and bind the crown of this realm, and the descent, limitation, inheritance, and government thereof...