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Page 67
... seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience . I know not any of the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indignation . His unwillingness to ...
... seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience . I know not any of the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indignation . His unwillingness to ...
Page 387
... seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated himself through a very wide extent of acquaintance ; and though firm in a party , at a time when firmness included virulence , yet he imparted his kindness to those who were not ...
... seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated himself through a very wide extent of acquaintance ; and though firm in a party , at a time when firmness included virulence , yet he imparted his kindness to those who were not ...
Page 410
... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport , a ...
... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport , a ...
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