| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 468 pages
...the fpoil. He either made a gift of the revenues of the convents to his principal courtiers, or fold them at low prices, or exchanged them for other lands on very difadvantageous terms. He alfo erected fix new bifhopricks, Weftrninfter, Oxford, Peterborow, Briftol,... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 400 pages
...meafures ' : He either made a gift of the revenues of convents to his favourites and coui tiers, or fold them at low prices, or exchanged them for other lands on very difadvantageous terms. He was fo profufe in thefe liberalities, that he is faid to have given a woman... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...the fpoil. He either made a gift of the revenues of the convents to his principal courtiers, or fold them at low prices, or exchanged them for other lands on very disadvantageous terms. Henry's opinions were at length delivered in a law, which, from its horrid confequences, was afterwards... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...the fpoi!. 'He either made a gift of the revenues of the convents to his principal courtiers, or fdd them at low prices, or exchanged them for other lands on very difadvantageous terms. Henry's opinions were at length delivered in a law, which, from its horrid confequence?,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1803 - 498 pages
...effectual method of interesting the nobility and gentry in the success of his plans : he either made a gift of the revenues of convents to his favourites and...woman the whole revenue of a convent, as a reward lor making a pudding, which happened to gratify his palate. He also settled pensions on the abbots... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 480 pages
...method of interesting the nobility and gentry in the success of his plans : lie either made a gift of the revenues of convents to his favourites and...for making a pudding, which happened to gratify his pala'.e. He also settled pensions on the abbots and priors, proportioned to their former revenues or... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 482 pages
...of his plans: he either made a gift of the revenues of convents to his favourites and courtiers, of sold them at low prices, or exchanged them for other...woman the whole revenue of a convent, as a reward tor making a pudding, which happened to gratify his palate. He also settled pensions on the abbots... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...method of interesting the nobility and gentry in the success of his measures :p He either made a gift of the revenues of convents to his favourites and...for making a pudding which happened to gratify his palate.'l He also settled pensions on the abbots and priors, proportioned to their former revenues... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...should be sharers in the spoil. He either made a gift of the- revenues of the convents to his principal courtiers, or sold them at low prices, or exchanged...them for other lands on very disadvantageous terms. va Henry's opinions were at length delivered in a law, which, **'• from its horrid consequences,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...should be sharers in the spoil. He cither made a gift of the revenues of the convents to his principal courtiers, or sold them at low prices, or exchanged...them for other lands on very disadvantageous terms. • • . ; .-...' Henry's opinions were at length delivered in a law, which, from its horrid consequences,... | |
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