Kings & Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century EnglandA. A. Knopf, 1942 - 323 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... ment ; through his own he obtained money . At the Revolu- tion , though a favourite with James , he abandoned him for William ; in doing which he had honest religious motives , possible patriotic motives , and obvious selfish motives ...
... ment ; through his own he obtained money . At the Revolu- tion , though a favourite with James , he abandoned him for William ; in doing which he had honest religious motives , possible patriotic motives , and obvious selfish motives ...
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... ment for himself ; and by embracing the Whig cause when he got there , looked to the Whig chiefs for help . They prom- ised him both help and preferment , and provided neither . So far as Swift's personal future was concerned , the tone ...
... ment for himself ; and by embracing the Whig cause when he got there , looked to the Whig chiefs for help . They prom- ised him both help and preferment , and provided neither . So far as Swift's personal future was concerned , the tone ...
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... ment ; he merely intended to rule Parliament . ” In a moral crusade the means are not important ; only the end counts . George therefore quite cheerfully condescended to stoop . In the interests of his own morality he dispensed with all ...
... ment ; he merely intended to rule Parliament . ” In a moral crusade the means are not important ; only the end counts . George therefore quite cheerfully condescended to stoop . In the interests of his own morality he dispensed with all ...
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