History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8William Cobbett, 1830 - Great Britain |
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... which the history will relate . 6. For the better understanding of the trans- actions of the regency and reign of George the Fourth , it will be necessary to prefix a sketch of that of the country for the whole period from " PREFACE .
... which the history will relate . 6. For the better understanding of the trans- actions of the regency and reign of George the Fourth , it will be necessary to prefix a sketch of that of the country for the whole period from " PREFACE .
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... necessary , that provision should be made for these objects ; for , in the reign of Elizabeth , so great and so general was become the misery of the people , and so manifestly was open rebellion approaching , that it was , after ...
... necessary , that provision should be made for these objects ; for , in the reign of Elizabeth , so great and so general was become the misery of the people , and so manifestly was open rebellion approaching , that it was , after ...
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... necessary " for the preservation of the Protestant reli- gion " ; that is to say , the quiet possession of the church - estates . To carry on this war , and to bind the monied people to the new govern- ment , it was necessary to borrow ...
... necessary " for the preservation of the Protestant reli- gion " ; that is to say , the quiet possession of the church - estates . To carry on this war , and to bind the monied people to the new govern- ment , it was necessary to borrow ...
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... necessary to pare it down still more ; and this they effected in the year 1715 , by an act , called the Riot act , and by another called the Septennial bill . 16. By the first of those laws all assemblages of the people out of doors ...
... necessary to pare it down still more ; and this they effected in the year 1715 , by an act , called the Riot act , and by another called the Septennial bill . 16. By the first of those laws all assemblages of the people out of doors ...
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... necessary and more loudly called for than ever . They had advanced only about six years in the war when they found themselves compelled to resort to a paper - money , and to make it a legal tender . This was a very import- ant crisis in ...
... necessary and more loudly called for than ever . They had advanced only about six years in the war when they found themselves compelled to resort to a paper - money , and to make it a legal tender . This was a very import- ant crisis in ...
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