Excerpt from Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and Miscellaneous, Vol. 2 Mr Burton, discovered the absolute duplicate in an Afghan chief. On this occasion Simon Fraser's effort was of that tentative sort which in history only seems ridiculous when it is not, sooner or later, followed by a more serious venture of the same description. The Act of Security left the future very much to take care of itself; but Mr Burton has judiciously pointed out that the supplementary Act anent Peace and War, provided against the ...
Read More
Excerpt from Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and Miscellaneous, Vol. 2 Mr Burton, discovered the absolute duplicate in an Afghan chief. On this occasion Simon Fraser's effort was of that tentative sort which in history only seems ridiculous when it is not, sooner or later, followed by a more serious venture of the same description. The Act of Security left the future very much to take care of itself; but Mr Burton has judiciously pointed out that the supplementary Act anent Peace and War, provided against the power falling at once and absolutely into the hands of anyone who might be strong enough to make himself master of the situation at the Queen's death. The Act introduced a vital change into the Scottish constitution; but, then, it must be allowed that the Scottish Constitution was generally, in a far more marked degree than the English, at the mercy of the elements. The reason of this lay partly in what Mr Burton elsewhere notices - the easy slovenly practice of the estates of Scotland. The Scottish Parliament, which now assumed the right of approving or preventing a declaration of war, had, less than a century before, been a mere instrument in the hands of the Crown. It is a curious, though, to be sure, an idle question, whether Scottish Parliamentary life would have endured under a separate Government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
Read Less
Add this copy of Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and to cart. $23.18, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of Collected Papers Historical, Literary, Travel and to cart. $62.09, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Forgotten Books.
