The History of the Honourable Artillery Company of the City of London ...

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Strana 6 - In these no man should take up arms, but with a view to defend his country and its laws; he puts not off the citizen when he enters the camp...
Strana 236 - Lordships, on the support of every honest man, I enter with cheerfulness into this arduous situation, and shall make it the business of my life to promote, in every thing, the glory and happiness of these kingdoms, to preserve and strengthen the constitution in both church and state...
Strana vii - Dublin, Baron of Renfrew and Lord of the Isles, Great Steward of Scotland...
Strana 219 - This excellent prince, who now died in the forty-fifth year of his age, was possessed of every amiable quality which could engage the affection of the people, a tender and obliging husband, a fond parent, a kind master, liberal...
Strana 54 - Year of our Reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nine and thirtieth.
Strana 409 - ... supporting his allies, and for opposing views of aggrandizement and ambition on the part of France, which would be at all times dangerous to the general interests of Europe, but are...
Strana 148 - His behaviour was solemn and serious, seldom cheerful, and but with a few. He spoke little, and very slowly, and most commonly with a disgusting dryness, which was his character at all times, except in a day of battle ; for then he was all fire, though without passion. He was then everywhere, and looked to everything.
Strana 362 - I make it my humble and earnest prayer to Almighty God that Great Britain may not feel the evils which might result from so great a dismemberment of the empire; and that America may be free from those calamities which have formerly proved in the mother country how essential monarchy is to the enjoyment of constitutional liberty.
Strana 362 - I make it my <« humbla and earneft prayer to Almighty God, that Great " Britain may not feel the evils which might refult from fo " great a difmemberment of the Empire ; and, that America...
Strana 249 - ... to pieces ; after which they placed his effigy in a cart, with a halter about his neck, an executioner on one fide, and a coffin on the other.

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