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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... prince . His apprehension was quick ; and his me- mory good . He hated business , and could not be easily brought to mind any : but when it was necessary , and he was set to it , he would stay as long as his mi- VOL . V. proper ...
... prince . His apprehension was quick ; and his me- mory good . He hated business , and could not be easily brought to mind any : but when it was necessary , and he was set to it , he would stay as long as his mi- VOL . V. proper ...
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From Original Writers and State-papers William Harris. proper employment of a prince : and , with nisters had work for him . " This character is con- firmed by those who best knew him . Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham , observes , " that ...
From Original Writers and State-papers William Harris. proper employment of a prince : and , with nisters had work for him . " This character is con- firmed by those who best knew him . Sheffield , Duke of Buckingham , observes , " that ...
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... prince . The consequence of it to the publick , chang- eth the nature of that quality ; or else a philosopher , in his private capacity , might say a great deal to justify it . The truth is , a king is to be such a distinct crea- ture ...
... prince . The consequence of it to the publick , chang- eth the nature of that quality ; or else a philosopher , in his private capacity , might say a great deal to justify it . The truth is , a king is to be such a distinct crea- ture ...
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... prince of Charles's character , who was unused to enquiry , and accustomed to assent to those about him , liable to weakness , and exposed to credulity . Burnet tells us , " the king had ordered Mountague , his ambassador at Paris , in ...
... prince of Charles's character , who was unused to enquiry , and accustomed to assent to those about him , liable to weakness , and exposed to credulity . Burnet tells us , " the king had ordered Mountague , his ambassador at Paris , in ...
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... prince of this character , in order to keep up appearances , should order attempts to be made to re- cover his brother from popery ; which he himself was , probably , —as we shall soon see - far from being disin- clined to . This ...
... prince of this character , in order to keep up appearances , should order attempts to be made to re- cover his brother from popery ; which he himself was , probably , —as we shall soon see - far from being disin- clined to . This ...
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