The History of Great Britain During the Reign of Queen Anne, Հատոր 1Chapman and Hall, 1876 - 550 էջ |
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... was to avert a war . It seemed , however , very unlikely that the arrangement which had been agreed upon would have the desired effect . The Emperor had not signified his acceptance of it , neither 22 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
... was to avert a war . It seemed , however , very unlikely that the arrangement which had been agreed upon would have the desired effect . The Emperor had not signified his acceptance of it , neither 22 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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... effect even this . Three months had now elapsed since the proclamation of Philip , and so little inclination had been shown either by England or Holland to offer any serious opposition to his title , that Louis thought he might venture ...
... effect even this . Three months had now elapsed since the proclamation of Philip , and so little inclination had been shown either by England or Holland to offer any serious opposition to his title , that Louis thought he might venture ...
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... effect . The feeling of the nation was known to run so violently in favour of war , that the most rancorous detractors The treaties are set forth in the Mémoires de Lamberty and Tindal's con- tinuation . of William and the extreme ...
... effect . The feeling of the nation was known to run so violently in favour of war , that the most rancorous detractors The treaties are set forth in the Mémoires de Lamberty and Tindal's con- tinuation . of William and the extreme ...
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... effect in recommending this argument to the consciences of the Tories . The bias of the sovereign had been already shown so openly as to leave no doubt as to which would hence- forth be the favoured party . To quit the field when ...
... effect in recommending this argument to the consciences of the Tories . The bias of the sovereign had been already shown so openly as to leave no doubt as to which would hence- forth be the favoured party . To quit the field when ...
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... effect , and was also able to introduce a small amount of supplies into the town . The perseverance of the Prince was , however , at length crowned with success . Lamberty ; Burnet . One of Marlborough's first acts was to try and induce ...
... effect , and was also able to introduce a small amount of supplies into the town . The perseverance of the Prince was , however , at length crowned with success . Lamberty ; Burnet . One of Marlborough's first acts was to try and induce ...
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The History of Great Britain During the Reign of Queen Anne, Հատոր 1 Frederick William Wyon Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1876 |
The History of Great Britain During the Reign of Queen Anne, Հատոր 1 Frederick William Wyon Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1876 |
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Էջ 235 - Vagabond above the age of fourteen years shall be adjudged to be grievously whipped and burned through the Gristle of the right Ear with a hot Iron of the Compass of an Inch, unless some credible Person will take him into Service for a Year.
Էջ 471 - I desire and expect from all my subjects of both nations that from henceforth they act with all possible respect and kindness to one another, that so it may appear to all the world they have hearts disposed to become one people.
Էջ 139 - He is a middle-sized, spare man, about forty years old, of a brown complexion and dark: brown coloured hair, but wears a wig; a hooked nose, a sharp chin, grey eyes, and a large mole near his mouth...
Էջ 228 - neither the qualification of any elector, nor the right of any person elected, is cognizable or determinable elsewhere than before the Commons of England in Parliament assembled...
Էջ 300 - ... misrepresented as affecting arbitrary power, they should find the contrary ; for that the laws of England had made the King as great a monarch as he could desire ; that he would endeavour to maintain the Government both in Church and State, as by law established...
Էջ 298 - I will endeavour to leave a good name behind me in countries that have hardly any blessing but that of not knowing the detested names of whig and tory.
Էջ 527 - The lords resolved, that no peace could be safe and honourable for her majesty and her allies, if Spain and the Spanish West Indies were suffered to continue in the power of the house of Bourbon.
Էջ 325 - ... disappointments I meet with, saying that if I had success this year like the last, the constitution of England would be ruined. As I have no other ambition but that of serving well her majesty, and being thought what I am, a good Englishman, this vile, enormous faction of theirs vexes me so much, that I hope the queen will after this campaign give me leave to retire, and end my days in praying for her prosperity, and making my own peace with God.
Էջ 228 - ... to the encouragement of partiality and corruption : That the declaring of Matthew Ashby guilty of a breach of privilege of the house of commons was an unprecedented attempt upon the judicature of parliament, and an attempt to subject the law of England to the votes of the house of commons. Copies of the case, and these resolutions...
Էջ 139 - ... had praised was ironical. They were immediately shamed into declaring the pamphlet a dangerous libel, intended to stir up the Dissenters to civil war. Defoe's bookseller and printer were accordingly arrested, and a reward was offered for his apprehension. He gave himself up, was tried, and sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred marks, to stand three times in the pillory, and to go to 1 Defoe mentions the letter in his Review for August llth, 1705.