A history of England, from the conclusion of the great war in 1815 [to 1858].Longmans, Green, and Company, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... regarded by the Government as so many cattle they had been deprived of every privi- lege : they had borne exclusively the entire weight of the national taxation . They suddenly found themselves in possession of almost absolute power ...
... regarded by the Government as so many cattle they had been deprived of every privi- lege : they had borne exclusively the entire weight of the national taxation . They suddenly found themselves in possession of almost absolute power ...
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... regarded it as the source of the prosperity which England subsequently enjoyed : another school has reprobated it with every degree of violence . The imme- diate results of the suspension of cash payments were not . however , striking ...
... regarded it as the source of the prosperity which England subsequently enjoyed : another school has reprobated it with every degree of violence . The imme- diate results of the suspension of cash payments were not . however , striking ...
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... regarded the constant destruction of timber with such disfavour that it seriously contemplated the suppression of the iron trade as the only practicable remedy . Many think , ' said a contemporary writer , that there should be no works ...
... regarded the constant destruction of timber with such disfavour that it seriously contemplated the suppression of the iron trade as the only practicable remedy . Many think , ' said a contemporary writer , that there should be no works ...
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... regarded with dis- favour a community which had burned Priestley's library , and had constantly advocated the most extreme political opinions . The full consequences of the discoveries of the previous half - century had not been felt ...
... regarded with dis- favour a community which had burned Priestley's library , and had constantly advocated the most extreme political opinions . The full consequences of the discoveries of the previous half - century had not been felt ...
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... regarded as an admirable qualification for any office . The highest and lowest situations were lavished upon peers and their relations ; and nothing was beneath the dignity of even a duke , provided that an ade- quate salary was ...
... regarded as an admirable qualification for any office . The highest and lowest situations were lavished upon peers and their relations ; and nothing was beneath the dignity of even a duke , provided that an ade- quate salary was ...
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