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| | History of England from the Accession of James II, vol 1, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | In that year our tongue was enriched with two words, Mob and Sham, remarkable memorials of a season of tumult and imposture.21 Opponents of the court were called Birminghams, Petitioners, and Exclusionists. |
 | | Those who took the King's side were Antibirminghams, Abhorrers, and Tantivies. |
 | | These appellations soon become obsolete: but at this time were first heard two nicknames which, though originally given in insult, were soon assumed with pride, which are still in daily use, which have spread as widely as the English race, and which will last as long as the English literature. |
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