Short History of England

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Allyn, 1912 - 455 sidor
 

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Sida 277 - That it was our duty, if ever the Lord brought us back again in peace, to call Charles Stuart, that man of blood, to an account for that blood he had shed, and mischief he had done to his utmost, against the Lord's Cause and People in these poor Nations.
Sida 195 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Sida 32 - There were so few of them that I cannot remember a single one south of the Thames when I came to the throne.
Sida 184 - The king started a little, and said, " By my faith, my lord, I thank you for my " good cheer, but I may not endure to have my laws " broken in my sight; my attorney must speak with
Sida 341 - That the people of this colony are not, and from their remote situation cannot, be represented in the Parliament of Great Britain ; and if the principle of taxing the colonies without their consent, should be adopted, the people here would be subjected to the taxation of two Legislatures ; a grievance unprecedented, and not to be thought of, without the greatest anxiety : 5.
Sida 261 - I must let you know that I will not allow any of my servants to be questioned among you, much less such as are of eminent place and near to me.
Sida 306 - The deputy elected by the Lord. The doctrine of the divine right of kings, and the passive obedience of subjects, is here strongly laid down. The poet, however, puts this language in the mouth of a king.
Sida 21 - And I also say unto you, that he is the door-keeper, whom I will not contradict, but will, as far as I know and am able, in all things obey his decrees, lest, when I come to the gates of the kingdom of heaven, there should be none to open them, he being my adversary who is proved to have the keys.
Sida 285 - It was superstitious to keep Christmas, or to deck the house with holly and ivy. It was superstitious to dance round the village maypole. It was flat Popery to eat a mince-pie. The rough sport, the mirth and fun of "merry England," were out of place in an England called with so great a calling.
Sida 65 - I will that ye two be worthy of all the laws that ye were worthy of in King Edward's day. And I will that every child be his father's heir, after his father's day. And I will not endure that any man offer any wrong to you. God keep you.

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