| Horace Hills Morgan - English literature - 1880 - 476 pages
...HISTORY OF ENGLAND. I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the... | |
| Henry Elliot Shepherd - History - 1881 - 368 pages
...most gratefully acknowledge. II PURPOSE to write the history of England from the accession of King James II down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors' which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the... | |
| James Cotter Morison - 1882 - 236 pages
...which his groat work opens — " I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James II. down to a time which is within the memory of men still living." It is impossible to read the forecast he made of his work on the eve of his journey to Italy without... | |
| Alfred Ayres - English language - 1882 - 254 pages
...doing, or to do." " I purpose to write a history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living."—Macaulay. It will be observed that Macaulay says, " I purpose to write," and not, " I purpose... | |
| James L. Ohlson - Elocution - 1883 - 154 pages
...INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. "I purpose to write the History of England from the accession of King James II. down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the... | |
| American wit and humor - 1883 - 444 pages
...OWN TIMES. CHAPTER I. PURPOSE to write the history of our country from the accession of Chet. Arthur down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which in a few months alienated a loyal people from the House of Stalwarts.... | |
| Eugen Kölbing, Johannes Hoops, Reinald Hoops - Comparative linguistics - 1883 - 500 pages
...literarischen geschmackes« berichtet haben würde, wenn er die geschichte Englands hätte schreiben können down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. In erster linie würden wohl in betracht kommen: Jeremy Collier, Addison, Miss Burney, Byron. — Jeremy... | |
| Thomas Gurney - 1884 - 120 pages
...ENGLAND, CHAPTER I. I PURPOSE to write the History of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the... | |
| George Gilbert Ramsay - 1884 - 140 pages
...Holland. CXXI. I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the... | |
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