History of England, Մաս 11898 |
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... attack . ( 2 ) Burning of Teignmouth . The French were now com- plete masters of the Channel , and about a month after the dis- aster off Beachy Head , they landed 1000 men in Devonshire , but were contented with merely destroying the ...
... attack . ( 2 ) Burning of Teignmouth . The French were now com- plete masters of the Channel , and about a month after the dis- aster off Beachy Head , they landed 1000 men in Devonshire , but were contented with merely destroying the ...
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... attacked and destroyed by Sir George Rooke , under the very eyes of James himself . The results of this great victory were— ( a ) It saved England from all danger of a French invasion for a long time to come . ( b ) It once more ...
... attacked and destroyed by Sir George Rooke , under the very eyes of James himself . The results of this great victory were— ( a ) It saved England from all danger of a French invasion for a long time to come . ( b ) It once more ...
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... attack and kill the king in a dark lane near Turnham Green , while he was on his way from hunting in Richmond Forest . But the plot was revealed just in time by a man named Pendergrass , and the conspirators cap- tured . James had ...
... attack and kill the king in a dark lane near Turnham Green , while he was on his way from hunting in Richmond Forest . But the plot was revealed just in time by a man named Pendergrass , and the conspirators cap- tured . James had ...
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... attacks of the Spaniards , who claimed the land on which the colonists landed . ( 3 ) The refusal of the English colonists , who had already settled in the West Indies , to assist the adventurers . ( 4 ) The want of correct geographical ...
... attacks of the Spaniards , who claimed the land on which the colonists landed . ( 3 ) The refusal of the English colonists , who had already settled in the West Indies , to assist the adventurers . ( 4 ) The want of correct geographical ...
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... attack , but in doing so , he had con- siderably weakened his centre . The keen - sightedness of Marlborough detected the weak point in the enemy's line , and he determined to attack it . Leading his men in person across the marshy ...
... attack , but in doing so , he had con- siderably weakened his centre . The keen - sightedness of Marlborough detected the weak point in the enemy's line , and he determined to attack it . Leading his men in person across the marshy ...
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Էջ 113 - My Lords, his Majesty succeeded to an empire as great in extent as its reputation was unsullied. Shall we tarnish the lustre of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and fairest possessions...
Էջ 113 - 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 68 - Let us further suppose him arrived to that degree of insolence and arrogance, as to domineer over all the men of ancient families, all the men of sense, figure, or fortune in the nation, and, as he has no virtue of his own, ridiculing it in others, and endeavouring to destroy or corrupt it in all.
Էջ 120 - His Majesty allowed Earl Temple to say that whoever voted for the India Bill was not only not his friend, but would be considered by him as an enemy ; and if these words were not strong enough, Earl Temple might use whatever words he might deem stronger and more to the purpose.
Էջ 100 - This House is not a representative of the people of Great Britain. It is the representative of nominal boroughs, of ruined and exterminated towns, of noble families, of wealthy individuals, of foreign potentates.
Էջ 120 - On the contrary, if it be really true that the British arms and influence have suffered so severe a check in the Western world, it is the more incumbent on those who are charged with the interest of Great Britain in the East to exert themselves for the retrieval of the national loss...
Էջ 68 - Suppose him next possessed of great wealth, the plunder of the nation, with a parliament of his own choosing, most of their seats purchased, and their votes bought at the expense of the public treasure.
Էջ 224 - No doubt we are making a great experiment and ' taking a leap in the dark,' but I have the greatest confidence in the sound sense of my...
Էջ 146 - ... vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory. He has left us, not indeed his mantle of inspiration, but a name and an example, which are at this hour inspiring thousands of the youth of England : a name which is our pride, and an example which will continue to be our shield and our strength.
Էջ 81 - seems inclined to mercy." " Sir," answered the King, " you have taught me to look for the sense of my people in other places than the House of Commons.