Popular History of England, Svazek 6Bradbury, Evans, 1860 |
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Strana iv
... House of Commons in the time of Sir R. Wal- pole . He invades Silesia . 106 75 Battle of Molwitz . 106 The French in Bavaria . 107 Maria Theresa in Hungary . 107 Elector of Bavaria chosen Emperor . 107 Prussia obtains Silesia . 107 ...
... House of Commons in the time of Sir R. Wal- pole . He invades Silesia . 106 75 Battle of Molwitz . 106 The French in Bavaria . 107 Maria Theresa in Hungary . 107 Elector of Bavaria chosen Emperor . 107 Prussia obtains Silesia . 107 ...
Strana vii
... Commons 292 Hogarth , Wilkes , and Churchill 265 The Letters of Junius 293 Wilkes ordered to be prosecuted 267 Personalities of Junius 293 Expelled the House of Commons 267 His Attacks on the Duke of Grafton 297 Great Debates on General ...
... Commons 292 Hogarth , Wilkes , and Churchill 265 The Letters of Junius 293 Wilkes ordered to be prosecuted 267 Personalities of Junius 293 Expelled the House of Commons 267 His Attacks on the Duke of Grafton 297 Great Debates on General ...
Strana viii
... Parliament on American Pro- State of Parties in America 342 ceedings 308 Leaders of the House of Commons 343 Measures of Coercion proposed 309 Reception of the Boston Port Bill 344 Lord Hillsborough 309 Military Preparations 345 ...
... Parliament on American Pro- State of Parties in America 342 ceedings 308 Leaders of the House of Commons 343 Measures of Coercion proposed 309 Reception of the Boston Port Bill 344 Lord Hillsborough 309 Military Preparations 345 ...
Strana 19
... Commons . Not an hour was lost in the proceedings which were expected to consign many victims to the executioner . Before the House adjourned , Mr. Lechmere , in a speech which is reported at length , impeached James earl of ...
... Commons . Not an hour was lost in the proceedings which were expected to consign many victims to the executioner . Before the House adjourned , Mr. Lechmere , in a speech which is reported at length , impeached James earl of ...
Strana 20
... Lords and Commons . Many even of the Whig members of the Lower House , amongst whom was the kind- hearted Richard Steele , were advocates for mercy . Walpole , to prevent these appeals , moved the adjournment of the House to the 1st of ...
... Lords and Commons . Many even of the Whig members of the Lower House , amongst whom was the kind- hearted Richard Steele , were advocates for mercy . Walpole , to prevent these appeals , moved the adjournment of the House to the 1st of ...
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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.