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England's Greatness: Its Rise and Progress in Government, Laws, Religion ... - Page 398
by John Wade - 1856 - 815 pages
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the ..., Volume 9

David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 582 pages
...King- of Great Britain. § I. DURING the infatuation produced by- this infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a 'shocking degree of...pride, insolence, and the most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality ; and even to set heaven at defiance. The earl of...
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 590 pages
...King- of Great Britain. § I. DURING the infatuation produced by this infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a shocking degree of...pride, insolence, and the most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality ; and even to set heaven at defiance. The earl of...
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 578 pages
...King of Great Britain. § I. DURIXG the infatuation produced by this infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a shocking degree of...discourse was the language of pride, insolence, and tbe most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality ; and even to set...
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The Chronicle of the Kings of England: From William the Norman to the Death ...

Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...great wickedness ] During the infatuation produced by the infamous South Sea bubble, luxury, vice, and profligacy increased to a shocking degree of extravagance....dainties, and the most expensive wines that could he imported ; they purchased the most sumptuous furniture, equipage, and apparel, though without taste...
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The History of England: From the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1822 - 512 pages
...king of Great Britain. § I. DURING the infatuation produced by this infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a shocking degree of...pride, insolence, and the most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality, and even to set Heaven at defiance. The earl of...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 10

David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 512 pages
...king of Great Britain. § I. DURING the infatuation produced by this infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a shocking degree of...pride, insolence, and the most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality, and even to set Heaven at defiance. The earl of...
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The History of England, from the Revolution of 1688, to the Death of George ...

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1825 - 656 pages
...infamous scheme, luxury, vice, and profligacy, increased to a shocking degree of extravagance. Thu adventurers, intoxicated by their imaginary wealth,...pampered themselves with the rarest dainties, and the moat expensive wines that could be imported: they purchased the most sumptuous furniture, equipage,...
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The History of England, Volume 2

Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1827 - 536 pages
...scheme, luxury, vice, ~ and profligacy increased to a shocking degree of extravagance. The ad) venturers, intoxicated by their imaginary wealth, pampered themselves...pride, insolence, and the most ridiculous ostentation : they affected to scoff at religion and morality ; and even to set heaven at defiance. The earl of...
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The History of Scotland, Volume 6

George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 742 pages
...delusion soon came to an end; while it lasted, according to the report of their own clergy,* luxury, vice, and profligacy increased to a shocking degree of extravagance....the most sumptuous furniture, equipage and apparel, without taste or discernment, indulged their criminal passions to the most criminal excess; their ostentation...
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The History of Scotland: Translated from the Latin of George Buchanan; with ...

George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 764 pages
...delusion soon came to an end; while it lasted, according to the report of their own clergy,* luxury, vice, and profligacy increased to a shocking degree of extravagance....the most sumptuous furniture, equipage and apparel, without taste or discernment, indulged their criminal passions to the most criminal excess; their ostentation...
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