History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Parts 2-3; Part 8 |
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Yet it was absolutely 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 ...
Yet it was absolutely 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 ...
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A war with France became necessary " for the preservation of the Protestant religion " ; 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 government , it was ...
A war with France became necessary " for the preservation of the Protestant religion " ; 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 government , it was ...
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... the first king of the House of Brunswick , he had to encounter an open rebellion ; and the aristocracy , though they had so pared down the independence and power and influence of the people , found it necessary to pare it down still ...
... the first king of the House of Brunswick , he had to encounter an open rebellion ; and the aristocracy , though they had so pared down the independence and power and influence of the people , found it necessary to pare it down still ...
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... of the minds of the people , more 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 .
... of the minds of the people , more 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 .
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... the grounds of Pitt's opposition to war , went over and joined the Pittite party ; leaving Fox with a small party about him , to carry on that " constitutional opposition " which was necessary to amuse and deceive the people . 27.
... the grounds of Pitt's opposition to war , went over and joined the Pittite party ; leaving Fox with a small party about him , to carry on that " constitutional opposition " which was necessary to amuse and deceive the people . 27.
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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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