England and the English in the eighteenth century: Chapters in the social history of the times ; in 2 vol, Volume 2Ward & Downey, 1892 - 418 pagina's |
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Pagina vi
... POLITICAL WORLD . Bitterness of party spirit - Intensity of political feeling and its causes -Political societies - Elections and electioneering tactics - Ho- garth's Election series - The case of New Shoreham - William Wilberforce and ...
... POLITICAL WORLD . Bitterness of party spirit - Intensity of political feeling and its causes -Political societies - Elections and electioneering tactics - Ho- garth's Election series - The case of New Shoreham - William Wilberforce and ...
Pagina 8
... political economist of the day , predicted that two of the innumerable consequences which would inevitably arise from turnpike roads would be ' a rise in the price of oats , ' and a ' reacting fall in the price of wheat . ' 2 It might ...
... political economist of the day , predicted that two of the innumerable consequences which would inevitably arise from turnpike roads would be ' a rise in the price of oats , ' and a ' reacting fall in the price of wheat . ' 2 It might ...
Pagina 65
... politics , scandal , and philosophy were daily discussed . Other ' charming places of resort ' were the booksellers ' shops , where novels , plays , pamphlets , and newspapers might be perused for so small a subscription as a crown a ...
... politics , scandal , and philosophy were daily discussed . Other ' charming places of resort ' were the booksellers ' shops , where novels , plays , pamphlets , and newspapers might be perused for so small a subscription as a crown a ...
Pagina 100
... politics or literature.1 Dr. Alexander Carlyle , a graduate of Edinburgh University , and a divine of the Presbyterian communion , on his return jour- ney to Scotland in 1758 , took in Oxford on his way ; and , while there , witnessed ...
... politics or literature.1 Dr. Alexander Carlyle , a graduate of Edinburgh University , and a divine of the Presbyterian communion , on his return jour- ney to Scotland in 1758 , took in Oxford on his way ; and , while there , witnessed ...
Pagina 105
... politics over coffee ; divinity over port ; and defence of bad generals and bad ministers over whipt syllabubs . In a word we may pronounce that learning is no longer a dry pursuit . The schools of this university are more numerous than ...
... politics over coffee ; divinity over port ; and defence of bad generals and bad ministers over whipt syllabubs . In a word we may pronounce that learning is no longer a dry pursuit . The schools of this university are more numerous than ...
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