Essays Philosophical And Moral Historical And Literary Vol 2 Of 2 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Essays Philosophical and Moral, Historical and Literary, Vol. 2 of 2 During the civil contells which f0 long pre vailed between the rival Houfes of York and Lancafier, the regal authority, irregular as the ex ertions ofit fometimes appear, was fubjeeted to a variety ofimportant and falutary re raints. As the one or the other party prevailed, popular laws were enaeted in order to acquire and preferve the good will ofthe nation, which the Oppolite faction, when in power, could not venture to repeal. And in the reign of Edward IV. Lord Fortefcue was able to demonltrate, in {triking colours, the {upe riority of the Englifh con itution and govern ment, compared with thofe of the furrounding nations 3* which indeed was qficiently manifell. 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."