Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III.G. Cox, 1853 - Great Britain |
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... ge- nerally , had in bringing about the great changes now under our consideration . They who raised this question really meant to discuss the influence VOL . V. B which had been exerted by the general diffusion of knowledge ( 7 )
... ge- nerally , had in bringing about the great changes now under our consideration . They who raised this question really meant to discuss the influence VOL . V. B which had been exerted by the general diffusion of knowledge ( 7 )
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... ge- nerally , had in bringing about the great changes now under our consideration . They who raised this question really meant to discuss the influence VOL . V. B which had been exerted by the general diffusion of knowledge ( 7 )
... ge- nerally , had in bringing about the great changes now under our consideration . They who raised this question really meant to discuss the influence VOL . V. B which had been exerted by the general diffusion of knowledge ( 7 )
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... religion and rule the fortunes of the country . On the opposite side of the question there ap- peared one of the most remarkable pieces that ever adorned the periodical literature of any country . Mr. Jeffrey 12 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .
... religion and rule the fortunes of the country . On the opposite side of the question there ap- peared one of the most remarkable pieces that ever adorned the periodical literature of any country . Mr. Jeffrey 12 THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .
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... questions which they were too ignorant to understand , were -either from love of confusion and its sister , plun- der , or from the mere heat of uninformed but easily excited fancy and feeling - the ready tools of the clubmen , as often ...
... questions which they were too ignorant to understand , were -either from love of confusion and its sister , plun- der , or from the mere heat of uninformed but easily excited fancy and feeling - the ready tools of the clubmen , as often ...
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... questions before the people , and with the greatest publicity , seconded by the press , rendered their influence altogether irresistible . If Robespierre , in proposing their exclusion from the new Assembly , had no other design than ...
... questions before the people , and with the greatest publicity , seconded by the press , rendered their influence altogether irresistible . If Robespierre , in proposing their exclusion from the new Assembly , had no other design than ...
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