The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 51R. Griffiths, 1774 - Books |
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... Parliament on the prefent Difpute with the Colonies , 475 from a Virginian to the Members of the Congrefs , 479 to the Author of the Pro- pofal for public Examinations , & c . 486 from Mr. Wefley to the Reviewers , 487 LETTERS on Ufury ...
... Parliament on the prefent Difpute with the Colonies , 475 from a Virginian to the Members of the Congrefs , 479 to the Author of the Pro- pofal for public Examinations , & c . 486 from Mr. Wefley to the Reviewers , 487 LETTERS on Ufury ...
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... Parliament and in the Colony of Maffachusetts , & d . V. VALLIERE . See DUCHESS . 244 71 VAN Swieten's Commentaries , Vols . XV - XVII . VOLTAIRE'S White Bull , Vox Populi , URY's Translation of Hariri , W. WALES . See PRICE . 73 321 ...
... Parliament and in the Colony of Maffachusetts , & d . V. VALLIERE . See DUCHESS . 244 71 VAN Swieten's Commentaries , Vols . XV - XVII . VOLTAIRE'S White Bull , Vox Populi , URY's Translation of Hariri , W. WALES . See PRICE . 73 321 ...
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... Parliaments , like the afs in the fable , that ftarved between two hampers of hay ; too much in love with his miftrefs ... Parliament never will forgive them . ' Madame MAINTENON . I have read Madame Maintenon's letters ; I am fure they ...
... Parliaments , like the afs in the fable , that ftarved between two hampers of hay ; too much in love with his miftrefs ... Parliament never will forgive them . ' Madame MAINTENON . I have read Madame Maintenon's letters ; I am fure they ...
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... parliament , we shall lay before our readers . " In 1363 , David II . affembled a parliament at Scone , where he proposed to the three eftates , that , after his death , they should chufe for king one of the fons of Edward III . king of ...
... parliament , we shall lay before our readers . " In 1363 , David II . affembled a parliament at Scone , where he proposed to the three eftates , that , after his death , they should chufe for king one of the fons of Edward III . king of ...
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... parliament of Scotland received the propofal with merited contempt and execration . It was rejected , fays Fordun , in his fcho- laftic jargon , " Per univerfaliter fingulos et fingulariter univerfos de tribus ftatibus ; " generally by ...
... parliament of Scotland received the propofal with merited contempt and execration . It was rejected , fays Fordun , in his fcho- laftic jargon , " Per univerfaliter fingulos et fingulariter univerfos de tribus ftatibus ; " generally by ...
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