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Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 6 of 6: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688
The natural consequence of the poverty of the crown was, besides feeble irregular transactions in foreign affairs, a continual uncertainty in its domestic administration. No one could answer with any tolerable assurance for the measures of the House of Commons. Few of the members were attached to the court by any other band than that of inclination. Royalists, indeed, in their prin ciples, but inexperienced in business, they lay exposed to every rumour or insinuation; and were driven by mo mentary. Gusts or currents no less than the populace them selves. Even the attempts made to gain an ascendant over them by offices, and, as it is believed, by bribes and pensions, were apt to Operate in a manner contrary to What was intended by the ministers. The novelty of the practice conveyed a general, and indeed a just, alarm; While, at the same time, the poverty of the crown ren dered this in?uence very limited and precarious.
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The natural consequence of the poverty of the crown was, besides feeble irregular transactions in foreign affairs, a continual uncertainty in its domestic administration. No one could answer with any tolerable assurance for the measures of the House of Commons. Few of the members were attached to the court by any other band than that of inclination. Royalists, indeed, in their prin ciples, but inexperienced in business, they lay exposed to every rumour or insinuation; and were driven by mo mentary. Gusts or currents no less than the populace them selves. Even the attempts made to gain an ascendant over them by offices, and, as it is believed, by bribes and pensions, were apt to Operate in a manner contrary to What was intended by the ministers. The novelty of the practice conveyed a general, and indeed a just, alarm; While, at the same time, the poverty of the crown ren dered this in?uence very limited and precarious.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - David Hume
Hardback
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ISBN - 9781528052467
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 492
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Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 494
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