Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Հատոր 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... must know that the refo- lution is , to fpeak the language of the common law , not now executory , but to all intents and pur- pofes executed . If , as is moft probable , by the word refcinding is intended the paffing a vote in direct ...
... must know that the refo- lution is , to fpeak the language of the common law , not now executory , but to all intents and pur- pofes executed . If , as is moft probable , by the word refcinding is intended the paffing a vote in direct ...
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... the continent . The House of Representatives of Virginia , in their addrefs to the King , exprefs with feeling and dignity the fentiments which , wounded 4 wounded by fuch cruel provocation , must necef farily animate K. GEORGE III . 13.
... the continent . The House of Representatives of Virginia , in their addrefs to the King , exprefs with feeling and dignity the fentiments which , wounded 4 wounded by fuch cruel provocation , must necef farily animate K. GEORGE III . 13.
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... must be the cafe of a wretched American , who , having in- curred the difpleafure of any one in power , is dragged from his native home - conveyed to a diftant land , where no friend will alleviate his dif treffes , and where no witnefs ...
... must be the cafe of a wretched American , who , having in- curred the difpleafure of any one in power , is dragged from his native home - conveyed to a diftant land , where no friend will alleviate his dif treffes , and where no witnefs ...
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... must be an abridgment of what are called Englif liberties ; and he lays it down as a maxim , that a Colony cannot enjoy all the liberty of the Parent State . I wifh , fays he , the good of the Colony , when I wish to fee fome farther ...
... must be an abridgment of what are called Englif liberties ; and he lays it down as a maxim , that a Colony cannot enjoy all the liberty of the Parent State . I wifh , fays he , the good of the Colony , when I wish to fee fome farther ...
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... must be ignorant of the power of those who have combined against us ; we must be blind to that malice , inveteracy and re- venge VOL . II . D venge which have uniformly actuated their con- duct , to K. GEORGE III . 33 .
... must be ignorant of the power of those who have combined against us ; we must be blind to that malice , inveteracy and re- venge VOL . II . D venge which have uniformly actuated their con- duct , to K. GEORGE III . 33 .
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Էջ 263 - 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 263 - But, my lords, who is the man, that, in addition to the disgraces and mischiefs of the war, has dared to authorize and associate to our arms the tomahawk and scalping-knife of the savage; to call into civilized alliance the wild and inhuman inhabitant of the woods...
Էջ 78 - You may call them an army of safety and of guard; but they are in truth an army of impotence and contempt; and, to make the folly equal to the disgrace, they are an army of irritation and vexation.
Էջ 58 - By shutting up the port of Boston, some imagine that the course of trade might be turned hither, and to our benefit ; but nature, in the formation of our harbour, forbids our becoming rivals in commerce with that convenient mart.
Էջ 83 - 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 119 - Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them.
Էջ 121 - ... on this continent ready and willing at all times, as they have ever been, with their lives and fortunes, to assert and maintain the rights and interests of your majesty, and of our ^mother country.
Էջ 261 - Parliament for advice, and a reliance on its constitutional advice and assistance : as it is the right of Parliament to give, so it is the duty of the Crown to ask it. But on this day, and in this extreme momentous exigency, no reliance is reposed on our constitutional...
Էջ 263 - Your efforts are for ever vain and impotent — doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your enemies — to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling...
Էջ 80 - Tis liberty to liberty engaged," that they will defend themselves, their families, and their country. In this great cause they are immovably allied: it is the alliance of God and nature — immutable, eternal — fixed as the firmament of heaven.