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... conduct of their sovereign with the same anxiety , but with very opposite sentiments . The former were prompted by every motive of zeal , as well as vanity , to exaggerate the marks of his favour , and the evidences of his faith . The ...
... conduct of their sovereign with the same anxiety , but with very opposite sentiments . The former were prompted by every motive of zeal , as well as vanity , to exaggerate the marks of his favour , and the evidences of his faith . The ...
Side 294
... conduct still contiuned the same . Very different from the ass " in Æsop , who disguised himself with a lion's hide , our lion was " obliged to conceal himself under the skin of an ass ; and , while " he embraced the dictates of reason ...
... conduct still contiuned the same . Very different from the ass " in Æsop , who disguised himself with a lion's hide , our lion was " obliged to conceal himself under the skin of an ass ; and , while " he embraced the dictates of reason ...
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... conduct of the war was retarded by his infirmities ; and the public councils of the nation were distracted by a spirit of jealousy and discord . His death , which has been imputed to his own despair , left the reins of government in the ...
... conduct of the war was retarded by his infirmities ; and the public councils of the nation were distracted by a spirit of jealousy and discord . His death , which has been imputed to his own despair , left the reins of government in the ...
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