The History of the Life and Reign of William the Fourth, the Reform Monarch of England ...: Including Political Portraits of the Celebrated Men who Were the Friends and Supporters of His GovernmentW. Emans, 1837 - 716 Seiten |
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... opinion into the peaceful channel , from which it had been diverted by faction . " It is true that the throne was at this time shaken to that degree , that it required but the exercise of a very small portion of the powers of the people ...
... opinion into the peaceful channel , from which it had been diverted by faction . " It is true that the throne was at this time shaken to that degree , that it required but the exercise of a very small portion of the powers of the people ...
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... opinion , that the navy was not the choice of the royal youth , but that it was in a great degree forced upon him by his father . He frequently expressed his dissent to the designs which his father had in view ; and he expostulated with ...
... opinion , that the navy was not the choice of the royal youth , but that it was in a great degree forced upon him by his father . He frequently expressed his dissent to the designs which his father had in view ; and he expostulated with ...
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... opinion of all the saints , the pope , the virgin Mary , and God . The Spanish prisons were sinks of filth and offal , inimical to the prolongation of human life ; the fare of the poor prisoners was scarcely sufficient to support life ...
... opinion of all the saints , the pope , the virgin Mary , and God . The Spanish prisons were sinks of filth and offal , inimical to the prolongation of human life ; the fare of the poor prisoners was scarcely sufficient to support life ...
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... opinion of the Spanish government , that if they retained our sailors in their prisons , we should not be able to man our ships , not considering at the same time , that if we retained theirs , they could not man their own ships , and ...
... opinion of the Spanish government , that if they retained our sailors in their prisons , we should not be able to man our ships , not considering at the same time , that if we retained theirs , they could not man their own ships , and ...
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... opinion of the Spaniards , under the persuasion , that if they had performed their duty , as Saints and Saintesses ought to have done , the English ships would have been blown out of the water . It was , however , no little satisfaction ...
... opinion of the Spaniards , under the persuasion , that if they had performed their duty , as Saints and Saintesses ought to have done , the English ships would have been blown out of the water . It was , however , no little satisfaction ...
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Seite 11 - ... 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 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 569 - 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 - Princess, during their lives and the life of the survivor of them, and that the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange...
Seite 260 - 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 326 - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, —I should conceive myself utterly unworthy of your favour if the slightest mark of public disapprobation did not affect me very sensibly. Since I have had the honour and the happiness to strive here to please you, it has been my constant endeavour by unremitting assiduity, to merit your approbation. I beg leave to assure you, upon my honour, that I have never absented myself one minute from the duties of my profession...
Seite 108 - 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 115 - ... 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 284 - Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, or administrators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the said...