The History of Great Britain from the Death of George II. to the Coronation of George IV.: Designed as a Continuation of Hume and SmollettThomas Davis, 1844 - 724 Seiten |
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... Lord Chief Justice . Pratt Commitment not illegal - The Specification of Passages in the Libel not necessary in the War- rant - Validity of the Plea of Privilege allowed in Cases of Libels - Attempts to bring about a Coali- tion of ...
... Lord Chief Justice . Pratt Commitment not illegal - The Specification of Passages in the Libel not necessary in the War- rant - Validity of the Plea of Privilege allowed in Cases of Libels - Attempts to bring about a Coali- tion of ...
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... Lord North's conciliatory Bills - Alliance between France and America- Debates on the French War - Ways and Means- Address for a War with France - Death and Char- acter of Lord Chatham - Relief of the Trade of Ireland - To the Roman ...
... Lord North's conciliatory Bills - Alliance between France and America- Debates on the French War - Ways and Means- Address for a War with France - Death and Char- acter of Lord Chatham - Relief of the Trade of Ireland - To the Roman ...
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... Lord Wycombe - by Whit bread and by Fox - The French declare War against England and Holland .. ........ 337 dia Declaratory Act - Hastings ' Trial - A Bill to reg . ulate the Transportation of Slaves passed - The King's Indisposition ...
... Lord Wycombe - by Whit bread and by Fox - The French declare War against England and Holland .. ........ 337 dia Declaratory Act - Hastings ' Trial - A Bill to reg . ulate the Transportation of Slaves passed - The King's Indisposition ...
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... Lord Cornwallis appoint- el Viceroy - Act of Amnesty - Objects of the Re- bellion French land at Killala , and surrender - Naval Victory of Sir J. B. Warren - Close of the Insurrection in Ireland .429 CHAP . XXX . Hostile Movements of ...
... Lord Cornwallis appoint- el Viceroy - Act of Amnesty - Objects of the Re- bellion French land at Killala , and surrender - Naval Victory of Sir J. B. Warren - Close of the Insurrection in Ireland .429 CHAP . XXX . Hostile Movements of ...
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... Lord Wellington enters Spain - Battle of Salamanca- Capture of Madrid - Retreat of Allies to Portu- guese Frontier - Parliament assembled - The King and the Regent - Overtures to Lords Grey and Gren- ville - Assassination of Perceval ...
... Lord Wellington enters Spain - Battle of Salamanca- Capture of Madrid - Retreat of Allies to Portu- guese Frontier - Parliament assembled - The King and the Regent - Overtures to Lords Grey and Gren- ville - Assassination of Perceval ...
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Seite 99 - At the same time, this kingdom, as the supreme governing and legislative power, has always bound the colonies by her laws, by her regulations, and restrictions in trade, in navigation, in manufactures, in every thing, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Seite 154 - In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it ; for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before.
Seite 104 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled, he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white...
Seite 252 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Seite 220 - ... been conducted. They will, therefore, be ready to enter upon the consideration of a treaty of peace and commerce not inconsistent with treaties already subsisting, when the king of Great Britain shall demonstrate a sincere disposition for that purpose. The only solid proof of this disposition, will be, an explicit acknowledgment of the independence of these states, or the withdrawing his fleets and armies.
Seite 220 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Seite 378 - Already these free men show their discontent, and the repugnance which they have to bear arms against their brothers, the French. Well! we will fly to their succour; we will make a descent on the island; we will lodge there fifty thousand caps of liberty; we will plant there the sacred tree, and we will stretch out our arms to our republican brethren ; the tyranny of their government will soon be destroyed. Let every one of us be strongly impressed with this idea! — Monge.
Seite 175 - America, and shall choose to become members of any of these states ; and they shall be protected in the free exercise of their respective religions, and be invested with the rights, privileges and immunities of natives, as established by the laws of these states ; and, moreover, that this Congress will provide, for every such person, fifty acres of unappropriated lands in some of these states, to be held by him and his heirs in absolute property.
Seite 169 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Seite 365 - I should ; because we are so made, as to be affected at such spectacles with melancholy sentiments upon the unstable condition of mortal prosperity, and the tremendous uncertainty of human greatness ; because in those natural feelings we learn great lessons ; because in events like these our passions instruct our reason...