The History of Scotland from the Invasion of the Romans Till the Union with England. With a Supplementary Sketch of the Rebellions in 1715 and 1745, EtcWaugh and Innes for the author, 1821 |
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... spirit of the ancients than this writer has done . The composition of his work reflects the highest honour on the literature of his country ; but the accuracy of his statements is in many instances questionable . John Spottiswoode ...
... spirit of the ancients than this writer has done . The composition of his work reflects the highest honour on the literature of his country ; but the accuracy of his statements is in many instances questionable . John Spottiswoode ...
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... Spirit of the Scot- tish clergy . Misfortunes and death of Alexander . His charac ter . Margaret . A regency . Queen's death , .. BOOK THE THIRD . State CHAPTER I. - Interregnum . Competition for the crown . of the nation . Baliol ...
... Spirit of the Scot- tish clergy . Misfortunes and death of Alexander . His charac ter . Margaret . A regency . Queen's death , .. BOOK THE THIRD . State CHAPTER I. - Interregnum . Competition for the crown . of the nation . Baliol ...
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... spirit so provoked Severus , that he sent another army into their country , under his son Caracalla , with orders to extir- pate them . But Caracalla had other objects in view : Being deeply engaged in criminal designs against his ...
... spirit so provoked Severus , that he sent another army into their country , under his son Caracalla , with orders to extir- pate them . But Caracalla had other objects in view : Being deeply engaged in criminal designs against his ...
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... spirit of war was not to- tally extinguished . These mercenary forces , careless of laws , and indifferent to civil institutions , established a military government dangerous to the authority of the sovereign , and inimical to the ...
... spirit of war was not to- tally extinguished . These mercenary forces , careless of laws , and indifferent to civil institutions , established a military government dangerous to the authority of the sovereign , and inimical to the ...
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... spirit and talents of his family . The laws of succession were not then observed as they are now understood : It was judged more eligible that a prince of mature age should ascend the throne than an inexperienced youth . 16 BOOK II ...
... spirit and talents of his family . The laws of succession were not then observed as they are now understood : It was judged more eligible that a prince of mature age should ascend the throne than an inexperienced youth . 16 BOOK II ...
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Alexander Angus appointed Argyll arms army assembled attacked attended authority Baliol barons battle Berwick Bishop Britain brother castle Catholic Charles chief church civil clergy commanded Comyn conduct court Covenanters crown Culdees David death defeated despatched Douglas Duke Earl Earl of Fife Earl of Lennox Earl of Murray ecclesiastical Edinburgh Edward Elizabeth enemy engaged England English escaped estates executed favour fled force France French Henry Highlanders honour hundred Indulf James John Baliol justice King of Scots King's kingdom Knight of Liddesdale land laws Lennox liberty Lord Malcolm marched Mary ment Monarch Moray murder nation nobility nobles Notwithstanding Parliament party peace person Perth Picts Presbyterians Prince prisoner Queen Reformation Regent reign religious retired retreat revenge Romans Roxburgh castle royal Scone Scottish Scottish Parliament seized slain soon sovereign spirit St Andrew's Stirling Stirling castle succeeded succession surrendered sword thousand throne tion treaty troops William
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 364 - ... to demonstrate that the most effectual plan for advancing a people to greatness is to maintain that order of things which nature has pointed out ; by allowing every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, to pursue his own interest in his own way, and to bring both his industry and his capital into the freest competition with those of any other man or order of men.
الصفحة 215 - Formed with the qualities which we love, not with the talents that we admire, she was an agreeable woman rather than an illustrious queen. The vivacity of her spirit, not sufficiently tempered with sound judgment, and the warmth of her heart, which was not at all times under the restraint of discretion, betrayed her both into errors and into crimes. To say that she was always unfortunate will not account for that long and almost uninterrupted succession of calamities which befell her; we must likewise...
الصفحة 256 - Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, against our common enemies; the reformation of religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, according to the Word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches...
الصفحة 351 - ... laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books. For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it...
الصفحة 315 - An Act * for the further limitation of the crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject," is and stands limited to the princess Sophia, electress and duchess dowager of Hanover, and the heirs of her body being Protestants. And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to...
الصفحة 212 - She said, with a cheerful, and even a smiling countenance, that she did not think the queen, her sister, would have consented to her death, or have executed the sentence against a person not subject to the laws and jurisdiction of England. "But, as. such is her will...
الصفحة 358 - Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit, a wit who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal.
الصفحة 351 - ... their wits being shut up in the cells of a few authors (chiefly Aristotle their dictator) as their persons were shut up in the cells of monasteries and colleges, and knowing little history, either of nature or time, did out of no great quantity of matter and infinite agitation of wit spin out unto us those laborious webs of learning which are extant in their books.
الصفحة 364 - And he has unquestionably had the merit of presenting to the world the most comprehensive and perfect work that has yet appeared, on the general principles of any branch of legislation.
الصفحة 215 - ... them to pray for her. One of her maids, whom she had appointed for that purpose, covered her eyes with a handkerchief; she laid herself down without any sign of fear or trepidation ; and her head was severed from her body at two strokes by the executioner. He instantly held it up to the spectators streaming with blood, and agitated with the convulsions of death : the Dean of Peterborough alone exclaimed, " So perish all Queen Elizabeth's enemies...