The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England: A Social Sketch of the Times, Band 1T.F. Unwin, 1886 - 476 Seiten |
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... appear from the following table of expenses of house - keeping between 1773 and 1800 , by an inhabitant of Bury St. Edmunds : 1 1773 . 1793 . 1799 . 1800 . Comb of Malt 2 Chaldron of Coals Comb of Oats ... Load of Hay Meat Butter Sugar ...
... appear from the following table of expenses of house - keeping between 1773 and 1800 , by an inhabitant of Bury St. Edmunds : 1 1773 . 1793 . 1799 . 1800 . Comb of Malt 2 Chaldron of Coals Comb of Oats ... Load of Hay Meat Butter Sugar ...
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... appears to me , a more correct train of reasoning , showing an increase of one - third in the last forty years - the total number cannot be less than 11,000,000 . " This , the first real census ever taken of the United Kingdom , was not ...
... appears to me , a more correct train of reasoning , showing an increase of one - third in the last forty years - the total number cannot be less than 11,000,000 . " This , the first real census ever taken of the United Kingdom , was not ...
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... appear to them to require . " G. R. " This message was referred to a Committee of Supply , and , at the same time , the Prince of Wales , not to be behind his father , made a claim for the amount of the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall ...
... appear to them to require . " G. R. " This message was referred to a Committee of Supply , and , at the same time , the Prince of Wales , not to be behind his father , made a claim for the amount of the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall ...
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... appear , and receive judgment when called upon . That time never came , for war broke out between France and England , and Peltier was either forgotten , or his offence was looked upon in a totally different light . The English ...
... appear , and receive judgment when called upon . That time never came , for war broke out between France and England , and Peltier was either forgotten , or his offence was looked upon in a totally different light . The English ...
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... appear to require , for supporting the honour of his Crown , and the essential interests of his people . " G. R. " An address in accordance with the message was agreed to by both Houses , and , on the 10th , the King sent Parlia- ment ...
... appear to require , for supporting the honour of his Crown , and the essential interests of his people . " G. R. " An address in accordance with the message was agreed to by both Houses , and , on the 10th , the King sent Parlia- ment ...
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Seite 294 - ... in Guild-Hall yard but the mayor liked his company so well, and was grown so intimate, that he pursued him hastily, and, catching him fast by the hand, cried out with a vehement oath and accent, Sir, you shall stay and take t'other bottle.
Seite 146 - SIR AND BROTHER, — Called to the throne of France by Providence, and by the suffrages of the senate, the people, and the army, my first sentiment is a wish for peace. France and England abuse their prosperity. They may contend for ages ; but do their governments well fulfil the most sacred of their duties, and will not so much blood, shed uselessly, and without a view to any end, condemn them in their own . consciences ? I consider it as no disgrace to make the first step.
Seite 208 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Seite 91 - He was too much agitated to make it advisable for me to prolong the conversation ; I therefore made no answer, and he retired to his apartment repeating the last phrase. " It is to be remarked, that all this passed loud enough to be overheard by two hundred people who were present; and I am persuaded that there was not a single person who did not feel the extreme impropriety of his conduct, and the total want of dignity, as well as of decency, on the occasion.
Seite 5 - In this situation it can for the present only remain for His Majesty to pursue, in conjunction with other Powers, those exertions of just and defensive war, which his regard to the happiness of his subjects will never permit him either to continue beyond the necessity in which they originated, or to terminate on any other grounds than such as may best contribute to the secure enjoyment of their tranquillity, their constitution, and their independence.
Seite 148 - Continent, with whom he is engaged in confidential connexions and relations, and particularly with the Emperor of Russia, who has given the strongest proofs of the wisdom and elevation o'f the sentiments with which he is animated, and the lively interest which he takes in the safety and independence of Europe.
Seite 146 - Your majesty has gained more within ten years, both in territory and riches, than the whole extent of Europe. Your nation is at the highest point of prosperity ; what can it hope from war ? — To form a coalition with some powers of the continent ? The continent will remain tranquil ; a coalition can only increase the preponderance and continental greatness of France.
Seite 165 - Hawkesbury moved an address to his majesty, praying, " that he would be graciously pleased to order...
Seite 147 - Finances founded on flourishing agriculture can never be destroyed. To take from France her colonies ? The Colonies are to France only a secondary object ; and does not your Majesty already possess more than you know how to preserve ? If your Majesty would but reflect, you must perceive that the war is without an object, without any presumable result to yourself. Alas ! what a melancholy prospect to cause two nations to fight merely for the sake of fighting.
Seite 147 - France her colonies ? — the colonies are to France only a secondary object ; and does not your majesty already possess more than you know how to preserve ? If your majesty would but reflect, you must perceive that the war is without an object, without any presumable result to yourself. Alas ! what a melancholy prospect, to cause two nations to fight merely for the sake of fighting ! The world is sufficiently large for our two nations to live in it, and reason is sufficiently powerful to discover...