The history of England, during the reign of George iii, Հատոր 11825 |
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... late king , which took place rather unexpectedly to his subjects , occasioned much consternation at court on its being made known , and the intelligence was immediately carried to the secretary of state . The great offi- cers of the ...
... late king , which took place rather unexpectedly to his subjects , occasioned much consternation at court on its being made known , and the intelligence was immediately carried to the secretary of state . The great offi- cers of the ...
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... late king ; but they were still able and willing to raise more , if more were necessary to complete the humiliation of their enemies . It was hoped , however , that a change of politics would take place ; that the young king , from his ...
... late king ; but they were still able and willing to raise more , if more were necessary to complete the humiliation of their enemies . It was hoped , however , that a change of politics would take place ; that the young king , from his ...
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... . " A procla- mation was issued for repressing vice and immo- rality , which gave general satisfaction : loyal and affectionate addresses poured in from every part of the country ; and all regret for the late 4 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... . " A procla- mation was issued for repressing vice and immo- rality , which gave general satisfaction : loyal and affectionate addresses poured in from every part of the country ; and all regret for the late 4 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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William Jones. of the country ; and all regret for the late mo- narch appeared to be buried with him . A power- ful and popular administration having been fram- ed in 1757 , the various departments of office were filled by men of talents ...
William Jones. of the country ; and all regret for the late mo- narch appeared to be buried with him . A power- ful and popular administration having been fram- ed in 1757 , the various departments of office were filled by men of talents ...
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... late secretary to the treasury , which laid him up for a considerable time , aud prevented his attendance in his place in the house of commons , where heavy charges were preferred against him , on his recovery withdrew to France . The ...
... late secretary to the treasury , which laid him up for a considerable time , aud prevented his attendance in his place in the house of commons , where heavy charges were preferred against him , on his recovery withdrew to France . The ...
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Էջ 127 - ... free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that, as free and independent States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do.
Էջ 149 - ... commenced without hesitation ? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom, but I trust it has still sufficient to maintain its just rights, though I know them not. Any state, my lords, is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort, and if we must fall, let us fall like men.
Էջ 45 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Էջ 90 - ... better securing the execution of the laws, and the just dependence of the colonies upon the crown and parliament of Great Britain.
Էջ 149 - In God's name, if it is absolutely necessary to declare either for peace or war, and the former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom ; but I trust it has still sufficient to maintain its just rights, though I know them not. — But, my Lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort; and if we must fall, let us fall like men...
Էջ 149 - I rejoice that the grave has not closed upon me ; that I am still alive to lift up my voice against the dismemberment of this ancient and most noble monarchy...
Էջ 42 - They nourished up by your indulgence ! They grew by your neglect of them. As soon as you began to care about them, that care was exercised in sending persons to...
Էջ 334 - ... usury of twelve per cent to the first overgrown principal; and has again grafted on this meliorated stock a perpetual annuity of six per cent, to take place from the year 1781. Let no man hereafter talk of the decaying energies of Nature. All the acts and monuments in the records of peculation, the consolidated corruption of ages, the patterns of exemplary plunder in the heroic times of Roman iniquity, never equalled the gigantic corruption of this single act. Never did Nero, in all the insolent...
Էջ 112 - American forces ; on presenting it, congress unanimously adopted this resolution : " that they would maintain and assist him, and adhere to him with their lives and fortunes in the cause of American liberty.
Էջ 330 - But his superiority over other learned men consisted chiefly in what may be called the art of thinking, the art of using his mind, a certain continual power of seizing the useful substance of all that he knew and exhibiting it in a clear and forcible manner ; so that knowledge which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding was in him true, evident, and actual wisdom.