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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... 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 the year ...
... 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 the year ...
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... , as to bring to a good effect , if you will . " From this letter , we may judge of the goodness of Burnet's intelligence ; and * See the Appendix , rectify an opinion , by too many entertained , that 1 CHARLES II . 11.
... , as to bring to a good effect , if you will . " From this letter , we may judge of the goodness of Burnet's intelligence ; and * See the Appendix , rectify an opinion , by too many entertained , that 1 CHARLES II . 11.
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... Charles in Scotland : a dissimulation so base , that it made deep impressions on the minds of many ; and gave his adversaries a handle to represent him in no very favourable light . This is taken notice of , and attempted to be ...
... Charles in Scotland : a dissimulation so base , that it made deep impressions on the minds of many ; and gave his adversaries a handle to represent him in no very favourable light . This is taken notice of , and attempted to be ...
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... Charles in Scotland " : a dissimulation so base , that it made deep impressions on the minds of many ; and gave his adversaries a handle to represent him in no very favourable light . This is taken notice of , and attempted to be ...
... Charles in Scotland " : a dissimulation so base , that it made deep impressions on the minds of many ; and gave his adversaries a handle to represent him in no very favourable light . This is taken notice of , and attempted to be ...
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... Charles was not false to his word ; but full of dissimu- lation , and very adroit at it . " - And Saville , after taking notice , " that princes dissemble with too many not to have it discovered ; " adds , " no wonder then that he [ Charles ] ...
... Charles was not false to his word ; but full of dissimu- lation , and very adroit at it . " - And Saville , after taking notice , " that princes dissemble with too many not to have it discovered ; " adds , " no wonder then that he [ Charles ] ...
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