The History of England, During the Reign of George III, Band 1J. Robins, 1824 |
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... attended with bloodshed , at Lexington and Concord- An army of 20,000 men assembled by Congress - Investment of Boston- Arrival of reinforcements - Remarks on General Gage's proceedings- Battle of Bunker's Hill - Proceedings of the ...
... attended with bloodshed , at Lexington and Concord- An army of 20,000 men assembled by Congress - Investment of Boston- Arrival of reinforcements - Remarks on General Gage's proceedings- Battle of Bunker's Hill - Proceedings of the ...
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... attended to his educa- tion with maternal solicitude , and which was always conducted in the most private manner . The neglect evinced towards the Heir - apparent and his mother , extending even to the Duke of Cumberland and Princess ...
... attended to his educa- tion with maternal solicitude , and which was always conducted in the most private manner . The neglect evinced towards the Heir - apparent and his mother , extending even to the Duke of Cumberland and Princess ...
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... attended the elevation of George the Third ; yet no English prince was ever less known to the subjects whom Pro- vidence had decreed he should one day govern . In- stead of making himself familiar to the eyes of the public , mingling ...
... attended the elevation of George the Third ; yet no English prince was ever less known to the subjects whom Pro- vidence had decreed he should one day govern . In- stead of making himself familiar to the eyes of the public , mingling ...
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... attend- ance of the Commons , and explained his purpose in the following manner : 66 . My Lords and Gentlemen , " Upon granting new commissions to the judges , the present state of their offices fell naturally under consideration . " In ...
... attend- ance of the Commons , and explained his purpose in the following manner : 66 . My Lords and Gentlemen , " Upon granting new commissions to the judges , the present state of their offices fell naturally under consideration . " In ...
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... attended with still less difficulty . The French consented to give up both Senegal and Goree , provided Anamaboo and Acra were guarantied to them ; and they very plausibly urged their compliance in this respect as a demonstration of ...
... attended with still less difficulty . The French consented to give up both Senegal and Goree , provided Anamaboo and Acra were guarantied to them ; and they very plausibly urged their compliance in this respect as a demonstration of ...
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Seite 443 - I wish, my Lords, not to lose a day in this urgent, pressing crisis ; an hour now lost in allaying ferments in America may produce years of calamity. For my own part, I will not desert for a moment the conduct of this weighty business from the first to the last, unless nailed to my bed by the extremity of sickness. I will give it...
Seite 295 - ... 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 15 - Born and educated in this country, I GLORY IN THE NAME OF BRITON...
Seite 461 - We gratefully acknowledge, as signal instances of the divine favour towards us, that his providence would not permit us to be called into this severe controversy, until we were grown up to our present strength, had been previously exercised in warlike operation, and possessed of the means of defending ourselves.
Seite 217 - That privilege of Parliament does not extend to the case of writing and publishing seditious libels, nor ought to be allowed to obstruct the ordinary course of the laws in the speedy and effectual prosecution of so heinous and dangerous an offence
Seite 384 - Permit me, sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your Majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the City of London in particular, and to withdraw your confidence...
Seite 444 - Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master-states of the world— that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general Congress at Philadelphia. I trust it is obvious to your lordships that all attempts to impose servitude upon such men, to establish despotism over such a mighty continental nation must be vain, must be fatal.
Seite 16 - ... constitution in church and state ; and to maintain the Toleration inviolable. The civil and religious rights of my loving subjects are equally dear to me with the most valuable prerogatives of my crown : and, as the surest foundation of the whole, and the best means to draw down the divine favour on my reign, it is my fixed purpose to countenance and encourage the practice of true religion and virtue.
Seite 445 - On the other hand, every danger and every hazard impend, to deter you from perseverance in your present ruinous measures : — Foreign war hanging over your heads by a slight and brittle thread : — France and Spain watching your conduct, and waiting for the maturity of your errors, with a vigilant eye to America, and the temper of your Colonies, more than to their own concerns, be they what they may.
Seite 384 - London, to declare in your royal presence, on behalf of his fellow citizens, how much the bare apprehension of your majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds ; the declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety, and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, sire, to assure your majesty, that your majesty...