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... and to improve England , and by both these means to increase her own power ; she chose her instruments judiciously , and as long as her ministers served her purpose , she never betrayed them or consulted their opponents .
... and to improve England , and by both these means to increase her own power ; she chose her instruments judiciously , and as long as her ministers served her purpose , she never betrayed them or consulted their opponents .
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De L'Hôpital was suspected of being a Hugonot at heart , though he never showed any tendency to their doctrines ; and some of the Romanists were heard to say , " The Lord deliver us from the chancellor's mass !
De L'Hôpital was suspected of being a Hugonot at heart , though he never showed any tendency to their doctrines ; and some of the Romanists were heard to say , " The Lord deliver us from the chancellor's mass !
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... she rode with extreme grace , the ladies following with plumes floating in the air , so that Virgil when he describes Queen Dido going to the chace has never imagined any thing comparable to Queen Catherine and her attendants .
... she rode with extreme grace , the ladies following with plumes floating in the air , so that Virgil when he describes Queen Dido going to the chace has never imagined any thing comparable to Queen Catherine and her attendants .
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We believe true religion was never yet propagated by the sword . " The weapons of our warfare are not carnal , " though they are mighty . God has appointed a way in which his cause is to be advanced , and that way he will bless and no ...
We believe true religion was never yet propagated by the sword . " The weapons of our warfare are not carnal , " though they are mighty . God has appointed a way in which his cause is to be advanced , and that way he will bless and no ...
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Here , as in the present day , France presents a strong contrast with England ; there seems a strange want of all religion among the people , the power of God seems to be forgotten , his name is never mentioned , and last Easter Sunday ...
Here , as in the present day , France presents a strong contrast with England ; there seems a strange want of all religion among the people , the power of God seems to be forgotten , his name is never mentioned , and last Easter Sunday ...
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