 They found a parliament full of lewd young men chosen by a furious people in spite to the puritans, whose severity had distasted them. The weakest of all ministers had wit enough to understand, that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or...  Life and Writings - Seite 599von Algernon Sidney - 1794Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Algernon Sidney - 1805 - 570 Seiten
...understand, that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats in Parliament, and delighted to domineer over their...their duty to the country that employed them. Some sought to relie\e their ruined fortunes, and were most forward to give the king a vast revenue, that... | |
 | 1813 - 466 Seiten
...understand, that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats in parliament, and delighted to domineer over their...court, before the honour of performing their duty to their country that employed them. Some sought to relieve their ruined fortunes, and were most forward... | |
 | 1827 - 624 Seiten
...understand, that such as them might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats, and delighted to domineer over their neighbours, by...them. Others preferred the cajoleries of the court, beforethe honour of performing their duty to the country that employed these. Some thought to relieve... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 562 Seiten
...understand that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats in parliament, and delighted to domineer over their...their duty to the country that employed them. Some sought to relieve their ruined fortunes, and were most forward to give the king a vast revenue, that... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 550 Seiten
...understand that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats in parliament, and delighted to domineer over their...their duty to the country that employed them. Some sought to relieve their ruined fortunes, and were most forward to give the king a vast revenue, that... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - 1851 - 380 Seiten
...bribed. Some were fond of their seats in parliament, and delighted to domineer over their neighbors by continuing in them ; others preferred the cajoleries of the court before the honor of performing their duty to the country that employed them. Some sought to relieve their ruined... | |
 | Annabel Patterson - 1997 - 344 Seiten
...understand, that such as these might be easily deluded, corrupted, or bribed. Some were fond of their seats in parliament, and delighted to domineer over their...their duty to the country that employed them. Some sought to relieve their ruined fortunes, and were most forward to give the king a vast revenue, that... | |
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