The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2 |
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Forman being afraid to proclaim the papal bull , prevailed upon Lord Hume to
undertake the support of his cause ; and by the influence of that nobleman , was
enabled to march to Edinburgh accompanied by ten thousand men in arms .
Having ...
Forman being afraid to proclaim the papal bull , prevailed upon Lord Hume to
undertake the support of his cause ; and by the influence of that nobleman , was
enabled to march to Edinburgh accompanied by ten thousand men in arms .
Having ...
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... these events Stewart hastened to court , accompanied by his brother the Earl of
Athole . Douglas esteemed it prudent to follow his example : and their cause was
immediately represented to the Duke of Albany and the Lords of the Council .
... these events Stewart hastened to court , accompanied by his brother the Earl of
Athole . Douglas esteemed it prudent to follow his example : and their cause was
immediately represented to the Duke of Albany and the Lords of the Council .
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When he was apprized of their hostile intentions , he dispatched the Bishop of
Dunkeld to endeavour to mitigate their resentment , and persuade them to submit
the cause to legal arbitration . But this proposal was addrest to men ferocious
from ...
When he was apprized of their hostile intentions , he dispatched the Bishop of
Dunkeld to endeavour to mitigate their resentment , and persuade them to submit
the cause to legal arbitration . But this proposal was addrest to men ferocious
from ...
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Reliquit et ingenii et doctrinæ non vulgaria monumenta sermone patrio
conscripta . ” ( Buchanan . Rerum Scoticarum Historia , p . 262 . ) In an assembly
of the clergy in the year 1558 , we find Bishop Hepburn pleading the cause of
impurity .
Reliquit et ingenii et doctrinæ non vulgaria monumenta sermone patrio
conscripta . ” ( Buchanan . Rerum Scoticarum Historia , p . 262 . ) In an assembly
of the clergy in the year 1558 , we find Bishop Hepburn pleading the cause of
impurity .
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IT is not unworthy of remark , that the votaries of polite learning have often
evinced a warm and efficacious attachment to the cause of religious liberty . The
Reformation will be found to have been promoted in every country of Europe by
men ...
IT is not unworthy of remark , that the votaries of polite learning have often
evinced a warm and efficacious attachment to the cause of religious liberty . The
Reformation will be found to have been promoted in every country of Europe by
men ...
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