The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Հատոր 9J. Ballantyne and Company, 1820 |
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... never passed a summer with less relaxation or more anxiety in his life . He could not but think that the speech which had been read contained every pledge which the House could reasonably de- sire on the subject in question . It gave ...
... never passed a summer with less relaxation or more anxiety in his life . He could not but think that the speech which had been read contained every pledge which the House could reasonably de- sire on the subject in question . It gave ...
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... never have been looked for . In the negociations at Paris , it was our own fault if the terms were not such as were best suited to our manifold in- terests . The pressure , however , was greater than it had been in 1810 and 1812 ; no ...
... never have been looked for . In the negociations at Paris , it was our own fault if the terms were not such as were best suited to our manifold in- terests . The pressure , however , was greater than it had been in 1810 and 1812 ; no ...
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... never had been a peace concluded for this , or perhaps for any other country , so advantageous , so glorious in all respects , and so com- pletely accomplishing the most san- guine expectations of the country . He was not surprised at ...
... never had been a peace concluded for this , or perhaps for any other country , so advantageous , so glorious in all respects , and so com- pletely accomplishing the most san- guine expectations of the country . He was not surprised at ...
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... never to be conquered . And how would any state , though gifted with these accessions , be able to make a stand against the desperate exasperation of a people , stung into putting forth all its strength ? And how could such a risk be ...
... never to be conquered . And how would any state , though gifted with these accessions , be able to make a stand against the desperate exasperation of a people , stung into putting forth all its strength ? And how could such a risk be ...
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... never be found to have been misplaced ; that Great Britain would do her duty towards those whom she undertook to protect . " In considering the whole of the great transaction under discussion , feel , " said he , " the most sincere sa ...
... never be found to have been misplaced ; that Great Britain would do her duty towards those whom she undertook to protect . " In considering the whole of the great transaction under discussion , feel , " said he , " the most sincere sa ...
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Էջ cccxcix - Arve and Arveiron at thy base Rave ceaselessly; but thou, most awful Form ! Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently ! Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge ! But when I look again, It is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, Thy habitation from eternity ! 0 dread and silent Mount ! I gazed upon thee, Till thou, still present to the bodily sense, Didst vanish from my thought: entranced in prayer...
Էջ cdxxxii - For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self...
Էջ cdxxv - And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Էջ ciii - It is ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince Re-gent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty...
Էջ cccxxxiii - The Board having maturely considered these facts, DO ALSO REPORT to His Excellency General Washington, that Major Andre, Adjutant General to the British Army, ought to be considered as a Spy from the enemy ; and that, agreeable to the law and usage of nations, it is their opinion he ought to suffer death.
Էջ clxxxvii - An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes...
Էջ cccvii - Our profession is the chastest of all : even the shadow of a fault tarnishes the lustre of our finest achievements.
Էջ cxcii - King George the Second, intituled "An Act to amend and make more effectual " the laws relating to rogues, vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly persons, and to " houses of correction," and shall be punishable as such rogue and vagabond accordingly.
Էջ cccxxxiii - Vulture man-of-war for this effect, and was fetched by a boat from the ship to the beach. Being there, I was told that the approach of day would prevent my return, and that I must be concealed until the next night. I was in my regimentals, and had fairly risked my person. " Against my stipulation, my intention, and without my knowledge beforehand, I was conducted within one of your posts.
Էջ cccxxxii - I beg your Excellency will be persuaded, that no alteration in the temper of my mind, or apprehension for my safety, induces me to take the step of addressing you, but that it is to rescue myself from an imputation of having assumed a mean character for treacherous purposes or self-interest; a conduct incompatible with the principles that actuate me, as well as with my condition in life.