History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8 |
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It is to record facts ; and , if the facts be true , of what consequence are the feelings of the historian ? He may , indeed , when delineating motives and consequences and characters , give way to his bias ; but , then , as in the case ...
It is to record facts ; and , if the facts be true , of what consequence are the feelings of the historian ? He may , indeed , when delineating motives and consequences and characters , give way to his bias ; but , then , as in the case ...
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... the renters were , in fact , pretty nearly the proprietors ; one and the same family of farmers held the same farm for ages ; and hence arose the term YEOMAN , which is retained in our law - writs , but which has now INTRODUCTORY.
... the renters were , in fact , pretty nearly the proprietors ; one and the same family of farmers held the same farm for ages ; and hence arose the term YEOMAN , which is retained in our law - writs , but which has now INTRODUCTORY.
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The nobility were compelled to follow , in this respect , the example of the church ; and thus the commons were the joint - proprietors , in fact , of the whole country ; they acknowledged the owner as lord of the soil ; but they held ...
The nobility were compelled to follow , in this respect , the example of the church ; and thus the commons were the joint - proprietors , in fact , of the whole country ; they acknowledged the owner as lord of the soil ; but they held ...
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To war then they went ; in war they continued for twenty - two years , except the short respite procured by the peace of Amiens , which was , in fact , a truce rather than a peace . At the end of twenty - two years ...
To war then they went ; in war they continued for twenty - two years , except the short respite procured by the peace of Amiens , which was , in fact , a truce rather than a peace . At the end of twenty - two years ...
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... upon the country an impression very little favourable to the Prince , who had had his debts paid by parliament once before , and who was now pretty loudly reminded of that fact by some members sitting on both sides of the House .
... upon the country an impression very little favourable to the Prince , who had had his debts paid by parliament once before , and who was now pretty loudly reminded of that fact by some members sitting on both sides of the House .
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| Title | History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8 History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, William Cobbett |
| Author | William Cobbett |
| Publisher | William Cobbett, 1830 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Mar 2006 |
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