The History of England, During the Reign of George III, Band 1J. Robins, 1824 |
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... force has been employed , the combined army , under the wise and able conduct of my general , Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick , has not only stopped their progress , but has gained advantages over them , notwithstand- ing their boasted ...
... force has been employed , the combined army , under the wise and able conduct of my general , Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick , has not only stopped their progress , but has gained advantages over them , notwithstand- ing their boasted ...
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... forces , both at sea and land , have been distinguished so much to the glory of this nation , that I should be wanting in justice to them , if I did not acknowledge it . This is a merit which I shall constantly encou- rage and reward ...
... forces , both at sea and land , have been distinguished so much to the glory of this nation , that I should be wanting in justice to them , if I did not acknowledge it . This is a merit which I shall constantly encou- rage and reward ...
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... forces under his command , without the neces- sity of striking a blow ; and that the victorious troops behaved with the utmost humanity to the conquered , both Indians and French , though the one had perpe- trated , and the other had ...
... forces under his command , without the neces- sity of striking a blow ; and that the victorious troops behaved with the utmost humanity to the conquered , both Indians and French , though the one had perpe- trated , and the other had ...
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... the maintenance of the British forces and seamen employed at home and abroad , the Commons pro- ceeded , according to their promise , to enable his Majesty to give the most effectual support to his German C 2 1760. ] 19 GEORGE THE THIRD .
... the maintenance of the British forces and seamen employed at home and abroad , the Commons pro- ceeded , according to their promise , to enable his Majesty to give the most effectual support to his German C 2 1760. ] 19 GEORGE THE THIRD .
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... forces of the mother country in the most hearty and effectual manner . It is true , they were fighting in defence of their own lands and property ; but those lands were part of the dominions of Great Britain , and she was - almost as ...
... forces of the mother country in the most hearty and effectual manner . It is true , they were fighting in defence of their own lands and property ; but those lands were part of the dominions of Great Britain , and she was - almost as ...
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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...