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Page 75 - That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign, and her Dominions...
Page 75 - And grant unto her whole Council, and to all that are put in authority under her, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of Thy true religion, and virtue.
Page 72 - Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man...
Page 97 - For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all gods. In His hand are all the corners of the earth : and the strength of the hills is his also, © MORNING PRAYER.
Page 72 - 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...
Page 162 - How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds Makes ill deeds done ! Hadst not thou been by, A fellow by the hand of nature mark'd, Quoted, and sign'd, to do a deed of shame, This murder had not come into my mind : But, taking note of thy...
Page 194 - I pray you, give me leave to go from hence; I am not well; send the deed after me, And I will sign it.
Page 74 - THE representatives of the people of France, formed into a National Assembly, considering that ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights, are the sole causes of public misfortunes and corruptions of Government...
Page 173 - He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Page 74 - The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man; and these rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance of oppression.