The History of the Life and Reign of William the Fourth, the Reform Monarch of EnglandWilliam Emans, 1837 |
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... nature , to make others follow in the track in which we have moved ourselves , and if we minutely consider the mode of education adopted with George III , we shall then be able to trace many of the errors and mistakes which that Monarch ...
... nature , to make others follow in the track in which we have moved ourselves , and if we minutely consider the mode of education adopted with George III , we shall then be able to trace many of the errors and mistakes which that Monarch ...
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... nature or charac- ter , except from history . A spirit of nationality reigns in the breast of almost every individual , and the introduction of an alien into any particular establishment , is soon followed by the introduction of another ...
... nature or charac- ter , except from history . A spirit of nationality reigns in the breast of almost every individual , and the introduction of an alien into any particular establishment , is soon followed by the introduction of another ...
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... nature . He was thoroughly ac- quainted with the forms and etiquette of a Court , which at that period , was no trifling recommendation in the eyes of the royal parents ; he was an excellent musician ; was an expert player on the violin ...
... nature . He was thoroughly ac- quainted with the forms and etiquette of a Court , which at that period , was no trifling recommendation in the eyes of the royal parents ; he was an excellent musician ; was an expert player on the violin ...
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... nature , that it made very little , or no impression upon them . In whatever difficulty or embarrassment they found them- selves , they always stood by each other , and no threat , nor bribe , could ever induce one of them to disclose ...
... nature , that it made very little , or no impression upon them . In whatever difficulty or embarrassment they found them- selves , they always stood by each other , and no threat , nor bribe , could ever induce one of them to disclose ...
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... nature of our impress service evidently showed that sailors were not to be had in England , but upon compulsion , whereas in Spain they were to be procured in any numbers , and therefore they rated the value of an English sailor in ...
... nature of our impress service evidently showed that sailors were not to be had in England , but upon compulsion , whereas in Spain they were to be procured in any numbers , and therefore they rated the value of an English sailor in ...
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Admiral Admiralty afterwards amongst appeared army arrived attached attended Beaume bill Bishop of Osnaburg bond British Bude Captain character circumstances civil list command conduct consequence court Crown debts declared DORA JORDAN duchy of Cornwall Duke of Clarence Duke of York duty Earl enemy England English father favour feelings fleet France Frederick French frigates George III Hanover heir apparent honour House of Lords Hugh Palliser illustrious immediately individual Jordan King King's lady letter Lord lordship Majesty Majesty's manner marriage ment mind ministers monarch nation naval navy Nelson never noble occasion officers opinion Osnaburg parliament particular party person Pitt political possessed present Prince George Prince of Wales Prince William Princess principles Queen rank received reform Regent reign respect royal brothers royal family Royal Highness royal Princes royalty sail sailor ships Sovereign throne tion took whole
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 5 - So far. is it from being true, that we acquired a right by the revolution to elect our kings, that if we had possessed it before, the English nation did at that time most solemnly renounce and abdicate it, for themselves and for .all their posterity for ever.
Seite 515 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Seite 11 - ... to be to the heirs of the body of the said princess, and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body, and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said prince of Orange.
Seite 244 - His Royal Highness often tells me, he believes I am married ; for he never saw a lover so easy, or say so little of the object he has a regard for. When I tell him I certainly am not, he says, ' Then he is sure I must have a great esteem for you, and that it is not what is (vulgarly), I do not much like the use of that word, called love.
Seite 346 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Seite 535 - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...
Seite 102 - General Washington observes — " After I wrote to you from Morris Town, I received information that the sentries at the door of Sir Henry Clinton were doubled at eight o'clock every night, from an apprehension of an attempt to surprise him in them. If this be true, it is more than probable the...
Seite 109 - ... hair was tied in a stiff Hessian tail, of an extraordinary length; the old-fashioned flaps of his waistcoat added to the general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. My doubts were, however, removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly pleasing in his address and conversation ; and an enthusiasm when speaking...
Seite 4 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever...
Seite 507 - Majesty's arms, and the circumstances of the war in these •seas, required a considerable degree of enterprise, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular system...