The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 20A. Constable, 1812 |
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... manner ; and instantly repaired to England , where Archbishop Cranmer , under the auspices of the minor King Edward VI , was exerting himself with judicious zeal in advancing the cause of the Refor mation . Such are the misconceptions ...
... manner ; and instantly repaired to England , where Archbishop Cranmer , under the auspices of the minor King Edward VI , was exerting himself with judicious zeal in advancing the cause of the Refor mation . Such are the misconceptions ...
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... manner . I am not a good oratour in my own cause.- I regard not what country consume this my wicked carcase ; -and were it not that no man's unthankfulness shall move me ( God sup- porting my infirmity ) to cease to do profit unto ...
... manner . I am not a good oratour in my own cause.- I regard not what country consume this my wicked carcase ; -and were it not that no man's unthankfulness shall move me ( God sup- porting my infirmity ) to cease to do profit unto ...
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... manner in the town of Ayr . This appearance was the topic of conversation , it seems , at the court of the Queen Regent , as Knox himself has recorded in the following characteristic sen- tences . • Some affirmed that the preacher was ...
... manner in the town of Ayr . This appearance was the topic of conversation , it seems , at the court of the Queen Regent , as Knox himself has recorded in the following characteristic sen- tences . • Some affirmed that the preacher was ...
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... manner - much greater severity is displayed than he had con- ceived to be called for on the former occasion . The following are the terms in which he replies to the Royal scoff we have mentioned . " As charitie persuadeth me to ...
... manner - much greater severity is displayed than he had con- ceived to be called for on the former occasion . The following are the terms in which he replies to the Royal scoff we have mentioned . " As charitie persuadeth me to ...
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... manner appear to us to be as respect- ful and decorous as possible ; nor can we discover in any part of this conference , the slightest traces of that coarseness or harsh- ness with which he has in later times been so plentifully ...
... manner appear to us to be as respect- ful and decorous as possible ; nor can we discover in any part of this conference , the slightest traces of that coarseness or harsh- ness with which he has in later times been so plentifully ...
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