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Page 16
Our historian ' s third book introduces us to the affairs of our own country , the
support given by the Duke of Burgundy to Edward IV . , whose sister he had
married , and the aid privately afforded by Lewis to the Earl of Warwick ( the king -
maker ) ...
Our historian ' s third book introduces us to the affairs of our own country , the
support given by the Duke of Burgundy to Edward IV . , whose sister he had
married , and the aid privately afforded by Lewis to the Earl of Warwick ( the king -
maker ) ...
Page 87
Some of these mystics have been knaves , no doubt : yet , mystery has been
sometimes adopted for wise purposes , and deceit practised for benevolent ends
. James ' s powders are given to children in jelly and sugar . It is the same with ...
Some of these mystics have been knaves , no doubt : yet , mystery has been
sometimes adopted for wise purposes , and deceit practised for benevolent ends
. James ' s powders are given to children in jelly and sugar . It is the same with ...
Page 196
Burnet says , that he made no mention whatever of the queen on his death - bed ;
but , according to another account , * she sent a message , requesting he would
pardon her , if she had ever given him offence . “ Alas , poor lady ! she never ...
Burnet says , that he made no mention whatever of the queen on his death - bed ;
but , according to another account , * she sent a message , requesting he would
pardon her , if she had ever given him offence . “ Alas , poor lady ! she never ...
Page 209
He told them , he had a chaplain that was a very honest man , but a great
blockhead , to whom he had given a living in Suffolk , that was full of that sort of
people : he had gone about among them from house to house , though he could
not ...
He told them , he had a chaplain that was a very honest man , but a great
blockhead , to whom he had given a living in Suffolk , that was full of that sort of
people : he had gone about among them from house to house , though he could
not ...
Page 251
They overpower the wit and spirit of ridicule , which glances here and there
pleasantly enough , but which is , on the whole , lamentably disproportionate to
the size of the history itself . Our excellent Father Isla should have given us a
separate ...
They overpower the wit and spirit of ridicule , which glances here and there
pleasantly enough , but which is , on the whole , lamentably disproportionate to
the size of the history itself . Our excellent Father Isla should have given us a
separate ...
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| Title | The Retrospective Review.., Volume 7 |
| Editor | Henry Southern |
| Contributors | David Sampson Maurice, Charles and Henry Baldwyn |
| Publisher | Charles and Henry Baldwyn, Newgate Street., 1823 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2007 |
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