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... license on their accession to power - Milton's " Plea for Unlicensed Printing " - Sketch of the history of printing in England - Restrictions upon it - The plethora of books in that generation - Consequent in- convenience of the license ...
... license on their accession to power - Milton's " Plea for Unlicensed Printing " - Sketch of the history of printing in England - Restrictions upon it - The plethora of books in that generation - Consequent in- convenience of the license ...
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... license * In allusion to a then recent act of Parliament , placing the license under charge of such a commission . Works , Vol . I , p . 315 . gags , and to muzzle the press . Nor was 132 THE LIFE AND TIMES.
... license * In allusion to a then recent act of Parliament , placing the license under charge of such a commission . Works , Vol . I , p . 315 . gags , and to muzzle the press . Nor was 132 THE LIFE AND TIMES.
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... license was defi- nitely abolished , and the press , shaking off its locks and shackles , became really free in Eng- land . * * Blackstone's Commentaries , 11th ed . , Vol . IV . , p . 152 . CHAPTER IX . AT Whitsuntide , in 1643 , he OF ...
... license was defi- nitely abolished , and the press , shaking off its locks and shackles , became really free in Eng- land . * * Blackstone's Commentaries , 11th ed . , Vol . IV . , p . 152 . CHAPTER IX . AT Whitsuntide , in 1643 , he OF ...
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