| John Richard Green - 1874 - 1076 σελίδες
...She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the Religion " and " mistress of the Seas." But her amazing success in...instinctively how far she could go, and what she could do. rler cold, critical intellect was never swayed by enthusiasm or by >anic either to exaggerate or to... | |
| John Richard Green - 1875 - 912 σελίδες
...Countries. She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the Religion" and "mistress of the Seas." But her amazing success in...critical intellect was never swayed by enthusiasm or by Danic either to exaggerate or to under-estimate her risks or her power. Of political wisdom, indeed,... | |
| Alexander Falconer Murison - 1875 - 380 σελίδες
...4. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before Ben Jonson. 5. Queen Elizabeth knew instinctively how far she could go, and what she could do. 6. Walpole wished to be a celebrated author, and yet to be a mere idle gentleman. 7. Love rules the... | |
| John Richard Green - 1877 - 920 σελίδες
...Countries. She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the Religion" and "mistress of the Seas." But her amazing success in...than any of her counsellors of her real resources ; ihe knew instinctively how far she could go, and what she could da Her cold, critical intellect was... | |
| John Richard Green - 1878 - 520 σελίδες
...She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the religion " and " mistress of the seas." But her amazing success in...exaggerate or to under-estimate her risks or her power. Of political wisdom indeed in its larger and more generous sense Elizabeth had little or none ; but... | |
| John Richard Green - 1878 - 876 σελίδες
...Countries. She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the religion" and " mistress of the seas." But her amazing success in...of her aims. She had a finer sense than any of her councilors of her real resources ; she knew instinctively how far she could go, and what she could... | |
| John Richard Green - 1884 - 838 σελίδες
...sprang mainly from this wise limitation of her aims. She had a finer sense than any of her councilors of her real resources; she knew instinctively how...intellect was never swayed by enthusiasm or by panic cither to exaggerate or to underestimate her risks or her power. Of political wisdom, indeed, in its... | |
| John Franklin Genung - 1889 - 338 σελίδες
...294, 3, top), which in turn has Protestants to make her " head of the religion " and " mis95 tress of the seas." But her amazing success in the end sprang...what she could do. Her cold, critical intellect was t00 never swayed by enthusiasm or by panic either to exaggerate or to underestimate her risks or her... | |
| John Richard Green - 1889 - 954 σελίδες
...She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the religion " and " mistress of the seas." But her amazing success in...instinctively how far she could go, and what she could do. Sec. III. ELIZABETH 1558 TO 1560 Her cold, critical intellect was never swayed by enthusiasm or by... | |
| Sir Henry Craik - 1896 - 800 σελίδες
...Countries. She rejected with a laugh the offers of the Protestants to make her " head of the Religion" and "mistress of the Seas." But her amazing success in...exaggerate or to under-estimate her risks or her power. Of political wisdom, indeed, in its larger and more generous sense, Elizabeth had little or none ;... | |
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