A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom: The Polity of the English-speaking Race. Outlined in Its Inception, Development, Diffusion and Present ConditionC. Scribner's sons, 1890 - 420 páginas |
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... , by the people , and for the people , went into operation , a thing at that time unknown elsewhere among civilized nations . 1 — Unknown elsewhere ; but had the world never before seen CHAPTER I THE PRIMITIVE SAXONS.
... , by the people , and for the people , went into operation , a thing at that time unknown elsewhere among civilized nations . 1 — Unknown elsewhere ; but had the world never before seen CHAPTER I THE PRIMITIVE SAXONS.
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... in this book as a thing probable , -a position amply justified by the statements of those regarded at present as the greatest masters in this field . became at once a military host , sometimes opposed by 6 ANGLO - SAXON FREEDOM .
... in this book as a thing probable , -a position amply justified by the statements of those regarded at present as the greatest masters in this field . became at once a military host , sometimes opposed by 6 ANGLO - SAXON FREEDOM .
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... thing , but developed from the ancient Anglo - Saxon freedom , something transmitted from times perhaps prehistoric . We are to trace its course through nearly two thousand years , from the German plains to the United States of to - day ...
... thing , but developed from the ancient Anglo - Saxon freedom , something transmitted from times perhaps prehistoric . We are to trace its course through nearly two thousand years , from the German plains to the United States of to - day ...
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... things as nearly as possible to the Alfred . ancient course . This was notably the case with Alfred , at the end of the ninth century , whose great- ness more than aught else consisted in this , that he knew the value of the free ...
... things as nearly as possible to the Alfred . ancient course . This was notably the case with Alfred , at the end of the ninth century , whose great- ness more than aught else consisted in this , that he knew the value of the free ...
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... things ; for instance , that in the sentence that is now being written there should be nineteen words of Saxon origin and four of Latin ; and that in general , when we write and talk , about a quarter of our speech should be derived ...
... things ; for instance , that in the sentence that is now being written there should be nineteen words of Saxon origin and four of Latin ; and that in general , when we write and talk , about a quarter of our speech should be derived ...
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Términos y frases comunes
aforesaid American ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon freedom Army assembly authority barons became become blood boroughs Britain British Bryce cause century ceorls Charles charters Church citizen civilization colonies Commonwealth Constitution of Canada Constitutional History council Court Cromwell Crown declared democracy Dominion E. A. Freeman Earl Edward elected electors England established estates Federal feudal foreign freeman grant hand Hannis Taylor heirs hold House of Commons House of Lords hundred ideas institutions Jack Cade justice King kingdom knights knights-of-the-shire land leaders legislature liberty Long Parliament Lords Spiritual Majesties ment moot nation nobles Parliament passed persons political popular population possessed present primordial cell Prince realm regards reign representative Revolution royal Russia Saxon self-government shire shire-moot sovereign spirit Star Chamber statutes stood supreme things Thirteen Colonies tion town town-meeting township United Vane villeins vote Wat Tyler William yeomen
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Página 386 - Majesty that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament.
Página 390 - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Página 242 - The efficient secret of the English Constitution may be described as the close union, the nearly complete fusion, of the executive and legislative powers.
Página 391 - Westminster do resolve that William and Mary, prince and princess of Orange, be and be declared king and queen...
Página 385 - And whereas of late great companies of soldiers and mariners have been dispersed into divers counties of the realm, and the inhabitants against their wills have been compelled to receive them into their houses, and there to suffer them to sojourn, against the laws and customs of this realm and to the great grievance and vexation of the people.
Página 387 - By levying money for and to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, for other time, and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament. 5. By raising and keeping a standing army within this kingdom in time of peace, without consent of Parliament, and quartering soldiers contrary to law.
Página 390 - ... heirs of the body of Her Majesty; and for default of such issue to Her Royal Highness the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body...
Página 387 - Whereas the late king James the Second by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Página 371 - HUGH, and others our liegemen, have, in the first place, granted to God, and by this our present Charter confirmed, for us and our heirs forever : 1. That the Church of England shall be free, and have her whole rights, and her liberties inviolable...
Página 105 - It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do; good Christians content themselves with his will revealed in his Word; so it is presumption and high contempt in a subject to dispute what a king can do; or to say that a king cannot do this or that; but rest in that which is the king's will revealed in his law.