Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Band 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... present circumstances , when the power of the mother country was , in the apprehension of every American , employed to the purposes of oppression , prove in a strik- ing manner the unexampled folly of Great Bri- tain , in risquing the ...
... present circumstances , when the power of the mother country was , in the apprehension of every American , employed to the purposes of oppression , prove in a strik- ing manner the unexampled folly of Great Bri- tain , in risquing the ...
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William Belsham. XVI . on the measures to be pursued in the present BOOK crisis ; upon which that assembly also was dis- solved . Orders also were transmitted by lord 1768 . Hillsborough to governor Penn , to dissolve the assembly of ...
William Belsham. XVI . on the measures to be pursued in the present BOOK crisis ; upon which that assembly also was dis- solved . Orders also were transmitted by lord 1768 . Hillsborough to governor Penn , to dissolve the assembly of ...
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... present application , hor- ribly tyrannical statute of the most arbitrary of the English monarchs revived in the reign of George III . in the vain hope to subdue that un- conquerable spirit of liberty in America , which only blazed the ...
... present application , hor- ribly tyrannical statute of the most arbitrary of the English monarchs revived in the reign of George III . in the vain hope to subdue that un- conquerable spirit of liberty in America , which only blazed the ...
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... present measure as a branch of the general system of American politics , in a speech replete with information and good sense ; but which conveying by implication strong reflections upon the past conduct , not on- ly of ministers but of ...
... present measure as a branch of the general system of American politics , in a speech replete with information and good sense ; but which conveying by implication strong reflections upon the past conduct , not on- ly of ministers but of ...
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... present , I request at least that they will re- member it hath been said , and that they are fore- warned of it . If then force will not and cannot produce the effect aimed , at , there remains no other alternative than to adopt some ...
... present , I request at least that they will re- member it hath been said , and that they are fore- warned of it . If then force will not and cannot produce the effect aimed , at , there remains no other alternative than to adopt some ...
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Seite 315 - 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!
Seite 122 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests; not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness, of the human race.
Seite 313 - I cannot, my lords, I will not, join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment : it is not a time for adulation ; the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Seite 319 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord* frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
Seite 117 - Brusa and Smyrna. Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. The Sultan gets such obedience as he can. He governs with a loose rein, that he may govern at all ; and the whole of the force and vigor of his authority in his centre, is derived from a prudent relaxation, in all his borders.
Seite 117 - Nothing worse happens to you than does to all nations who have extensive empire, and it happens in all the forms into which empire can be thrown. In large bodies the circulation of power must be less vigorous at the extremities.
Seite 141 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Seite 90 - This glorious spirit of Whiggism animates three millions in America ; who prefer poverty with liberty to gilded chains and sordid affluence ; and who will die in defence of their rights as men, as freemen.
Seite 62 - ... a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.
Seite 120 - My idea, therefore, without considering whether we yield as matter of right or grant as matter of favor, is, to admit the people of our colonies into an interest in the Constitution, and, by recording that admission in the...