An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of James I. and Charles I. and of the Lives of Oliver Cromwell and Charles II...: From Original Writers and State-papers, Volume 5F.C. and J. Rivington, 1814 |
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... Burnet assures us , " he had a very good understanding . He knew well , " adds he , " the state of affairs both at home and abroad . He had a great compass of know- ledge ; though he was never capable of much applica- tion or study . He ...
... Burnet assures us , " he had a very good understanding . He knew well , " adds he , " the state of affairs both at home and abroad . He had a great compass of know- ledge ; though he was never capable of much applica- tion or study . He ...
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... fall into the persuasions of whoever had his kindness and confidence for the time , Burnet , vol . I. p . 93 . 12mo Lond . 1753 . b Buckingham's Works , vol . II . p . 58 . wit and understanding , in no common de- how different THE LIFE OF.
... fall into the persuasions of whoever had his kindness and confidence for the time , Burnet , vol . I. p . 93 . 12mo Lond . 1753 . b Buckingham's Works , vol . II . p . 58 . wit and understanding , in no common de- how different THE LIFE OF.
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... Burnet has related in the passage above cited . " When the society , " says the writer , " first addressed themselves to his ma- jesty , he was pleased to express much satisfaction , that this enterprize was begun in his reign . He then ...
... Burnet has related in the passage above cited . " When the society , " says the writer , " first addressed themselves to his ma- jesty , he was pleased to express much satisfaction , that this enterprize was begun in his reign . He then ...
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... Burnet tells us , " the king had ordered Mountague , his ambassador at Paris , in the year 1678 , to find out 6 a Paschal's Letters , vol . I. p . 183 , 8vo . Lond . 1744 . pleased much those who came near him , an astrologer CHARLES II .
... Burnet tells us , " the king had ordered Mountague , his ambassador at Paris , in the year 1678 , to find out 6 a Paschal's Letters , vol . I. p . 183 , 8vo . Lond . 1744 . pleased much those who came near him , an astrologer CHARLES II .
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... over , " says she , " he [ Mountague ] brought me two letters to bring to you , which he read both to me before he sealed them . The one was a a Burnet , vol . I. p . 422 . mans , that , he said , you had great 10 THE LIFE OF.
... over , " says she , " he [ Mountague ] brought me two letters to bring to you , which he read both to me before he sealed them . The one was a a Burnet , vol . I. p . 422 . mans , that , he said , you had great 10 THE LIFE OF.
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