Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: And of the Principal Events of His Time, Հատոր 2Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1810 |
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... give them the meeting , hear what they had to propose , and then leave them . " Lord Temple called upon his brother just as he had returned from the House of Commons . In a minute or two afterwards , Lord Eglintoun came in ; and being ...
... give them the meeting , hear what they had to propose , and then leave them . " Lord Temple called upon his brother just as he had returned from the House of Commons . In a minute or two afterwards , Lord Eglintoun came in ; and being ...
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... give . This circumstance was an indis- putable proof , that notwithstanding the late nego- tiation had not succeeded , yet his Majesty still withheld his confidence from his present servants . Another change of ministers was doubtless ...
... give . This circumstance was an indis- putable proof , that notwithstanding the late nego- tiation had not succeeded , yet his Majesty still withheld his confidence from his present servants . Another change of ministers was doubtless ...
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... give him a general pardon , five thousand pounds in cash , in lieu of what he might receive from an action against Lord Halifax , and fifteen hundred pounds per an- num , for forty years , upon Ireland . He said , he had seen several ...
... give him a general pardon , five thousand pounds in cash , in lieu of what he might receive from an action against Lord Halifax , and fifteen hundred pounds per an- num , for forty years , upon Ireland . He said , he had seen several ...
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... give his honour to intercede with the King for his pardon , or do any thing else in his power for his service , he would acquaint Mr. Wilkes , who would be satisfied with respect to time , & c . But as to trusting to his Lordship's ...
... give his honour to intercede with the King for his pardon , or do any thing else in his power for his service , he would acquaint Mr. Wilkes , who would be satisfied with respect to time , & c . But as to trusting to his Lordship's ...
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... give them that strength and solidity ( mean- ing Mr. Pitt ) ; that under him , he should be willing to serve in any capacity , not only as a General Officer , but as a Pioneer , and would také up a Spade and a Mattock . ' + Lord ...
... give them that strength and solidity ( mean- ing Mr. Pitt ) ; that under him , he should be willing to serve in any capacity , not only as a General Officer , but as a Pioneer , and would také up a Spade and a Mattock . ' + Lord ...
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Էջ 269 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.
Էջ 314 - to use all the means which God and nature have put into our hands." I am astonished, I am shocked, to hear such principles confessed ; to hear them avowed in this house, or in this country.
Էջ 302 - If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms : Never, never, never...
Էջ 275 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Էջ 303 - ... of the woods — to delegate to the merciless Indian the defence of disputed rights, and to wage the horrors of his barbarous war against our brethren? My lords, these enormities cry aloud for redress and punishment : unless thoroughly done away, it will be a stain on the national character.
Էջ 268 - ... to be taken for an idiot, if they are not finally repealed. Avoid, then, this humiliating, disgraceful necessity. With a dignity becoming your exalted situation, make the first advances to concord, to peace, and happiness; for that is your true dignity, to act with prudence and justice. That you should first concede, is obvious, from sound and rational policy. Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power. It reconciles superiority of power with the feelings...
Էջ 268 - I say we must necessarily undo these violent oppressive acts: they must be repealed— you will repeal them; I pledge myself for it, that you will in the end repeal them; I stake my reputation on it: I will consent to be taken for an idiot if they are not finally repealed.
Էջ 302 - You may swell every expence, and every effort, still more extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every little pitiful German Prince, that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign Prince ; your efforts are forever vain and impotent — doubly so from this mercenary aid on which...
Էջ 240 - Robert had heard them all he assured them that he was conscious of having meant well ; that in the present inflamed temper of the people the act could not be carried into execution without an armed force...
Էջ 316 - Spanish cruelty : we turn loose these savage hell-hounds against our brethren and countrymen in America, of the same language, laws, liberties, and religion ; endeared to us by every tie that should sanctify humanity.