Popular History of England, Svazek 6Bradbury, Evans, 1860 |
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Strana iv
... French in Bavaria . 107 Maria Theresa in Hungary . 107 Elector of Bavaria chosen Emperor . 107 Prussia obtains Silesia . 107 Change in the English Ministry . 107 New Parliament of 1735 Peace of Vienna The Gin - Act བགབབ 77 Ascendancy of ...
... French in Bavaria . 107 Maria Theresa in Hungary . 107 Elector of Bavaria chosen Emperor . 107 Prussia obtains Silesia . 107 Change in the English Ministry . 107 New Parliament of 1735 Peace of Vienna The Gin - Act བགབབ 77 Ascendancy of ...
Strana vi
... French Fleet at Minored Wolfe appointed to command an Expedi- 213 tion to Quebec 234 Admiral Byng 213 The Battle of Minden 235 Surrender of St. Philip , in Minorca 214 Canada 236 Popular Rage against Byng 214 Operations in North America ...
... French Fleet at Minored Wolfe appointed to command an Expedi- 213 tion to Quebec 234 Admiral Byng 213 The Battle of Minden 235 Surrender of St. Philip , in Minorca 214 Canada 236 Popular Rage against Byng 214 Operations in North America ...
Strana ix
... French attack upon Jersey CONTENTS . PAGE 420 420 421 422 422 423 423. CONTENTS . ix The British on Long Island PAGE Battle of Brooklyn 370 370 The National Spirit roused PAGE 396 Washington retreats Enterprises of Paul Jones . 370 His ...
... French attack upon Jersey CONTENTS . PAGE 420 420 421 422 422 423 423. CONTENTS . ix The British on Long Island PAGE Battle of Brooklyn 370 370 The National Spirit roused PAGE 396 Washington retreats Enterprises of Paul Jones . 370 His ...
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... French army in 1708 , there had been outward tranquillity ; but there was considerable dissatisfaction amongst the Scottish adherents to the national independence , which they held was imperilled by the Union . There had been serious ...
... French army in 1708 , there had been outward tranquillity ; but there was considerable dissatisfaction amongst the Scottish adherents to the national independence , which they held was imperilled by the Union . There had been serious ...
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... French is so strong in favour of the Pretender , that nothing but the fear of a new and general war can prevent their assisting our rebels here . ' To have relied upon that union of strength with merciful conciliation which the ...
... French is so strong in favour of the Pretender , that nothing but the fear of a new and general war can prevent their assisting our rebels here . ' To have relied upon that union of strength with merciful conciliation which the ...
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Strana 337 - 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.
Strana 378 - These abominable principles, and this more abominable avowal of them, demand the most decisive indignation.
Strana 363 - He has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
Strana 458 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Strana 440 - Upon the whole, there was in this man something that could create, subvert, or reform ; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloquence, to summon mankind to society, or to break the bonds of slavery asunder, and to rule the wilderness of free minds with unbounded authority ; something that could establish or overwhelm empire, and strike a blow in the world that should resound through the universe.
Strana 274 - I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her.
Strana 341 - England, the genius should point out to him a little speck, scarce visible in the mass of the national interest, a small seminal principle rather than a formed body...
Strana 443 - I am now to address a free people : ages have passed away, and this is the first moment in which you could be distinguished by that appellation.
Strana 295 - Power without right is the most odious and detestable object that can be offered to the human imagination. It is not only pernicious to those who are subject to it, but tends to its own destruction. It is what my noble friend (Lord Lyttleton) has truly described it,
Strana 379 - I am now convinced beyond a doubt, that, unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place in that line, this army must inevitably be reduced to one or other of these three things ; starve, dissolve, or disperse in order to obtain subsistence in the best manner they can.