The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Under King Charles II, and King James II: The Hon. Sir Dudley North, Commissioner of the Customs, and Afterwards of the Treasury, to King Charles II : and the Hon. and Rev. Dr. John North, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Clerk of the Closet to King Charles IIColburn, 1826 - Businessmen |
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Page iii
... appear . Independently of the interest which these Lives possess as works of pure biography , they derive a very considerable importance from their histo- rical character . The light , which they throw upon a period described by Mr. Fox ...
... appear . Independently of the interest which these Lives possess as works of pure biography , they derive a very considerable importance from their histo- rical character . The light , which they throw upon a period described by Mr. Fox ...
Page ix
... appears to have been chiefly actuated by his regard and veneration for their memory . Having survived them all , he was dis- tressed to find the names of those whom he had so loved and honoured , passing rapidly into obli- vion . During ...
... appears to have been chiefly actuated by his regard and veneration for their memory . Having survived them all , he was dis- tressed to find the names of those whom he had so loved and honoured , passing rapidly into obli- vion . During ...
Page xi
... appears upon the great stage of the world , but after he has finished the part he was to act , and made his exit , some one or other rises up , and undertakes to vindicate the character of his departed friend . The performance of this ...
... appears upon the great stage of the world , but after he has finished the part he was to act , and made his exit , some one or other rises up , and undertakes to vindicate the character of his departed friend . The performance of this ...
Page xiv
... appear to deserve . I have reason to be con- cerned , lest my tenuity of style and language , not meeting with candid interpretation may , in some sort , diminish the worth that belongs to them . But I have no means of improvement in ...
... appear to deserve . I have reason to be con- cerned , lest my tenuity of style and language , not meeting with candid interpretation may , in some sort , diminish the worth that belongs to them . But I have no means of improvement in ...
Page xv
... appear as partial to my subject . For who is par- tial that says what he knows , and sincerely thinks ? I would not , as some , to seem impartial , do no right to any . When actions are honourable , the honour is as much the history as ...
... appear as partial to my subject . For who is par- tial that says what he knows , and sincerely thinks ? I would not , as some , to seem impartial , do no right to any . When actions are honourable , the honour is as much the history as ...
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