Annual Register, Volume 4Edmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1800 - History |
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... hopes , the fituation of affairs would not fuffer us to believe that they had any folid foundation . We accordingly ventured to point out the difficulties which then ob- ftructed any fcheme for peace * . And as thefe difficulties were ...
... hopes , the fituation of affairs would not fuffer us to believe that they had any folid foundation . We accordingly ventured to point out the difficulties which then ob- ftructed any fcheme for peace * . And as thefe difficulties were ...
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... hope of it , againft an experience almoft uniform . In fact , it is to the laft degree difficult to reduce any of the great powers of Europe to this difgraceful neceffity . For to reduce any one of them to this state of fub- miffion ...
... hope of it , againft an experience almoft uniform . In fact , it is to the laft degree difficult to reduce any of the great powers of Europe to this difgraceful neceffity . For to reduce any one of them to this state of fub- miffion ...
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... hopes of its appearance , by which we might have been able to perfect and cor- rect our account of this tranfaction . The account of the Spanish nego- tiation has appeared late , but we have not failed to make use of it . At prefent we ...
... hopes of its appearance , by which we might have been able to perfect and cor- rect our account of this tranfaction . The account of the Spanish nego- tiation has appeared late , but we have not failed to make use of it . At prefent we ...
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... hopes upon the nego- tiation , as not to look for another refource ; and this rendered on her part the whole proceeding lefs ef- fective and lefs fincere . The refource the fought was in Spain , who the hoped could not look with ...
... hopes upon the nego- tiation , as not to look for another refource ; and this rendered on her part the whole proceeding lefs ef- fective and lefs fincere . The refource the fought was in Spain , who the hoped could not look with ...
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... hopes that during its pro- grefs things might take fuch a turn , as to enable them to purchafe peace for their allies , out of the ac- quifitions they fhould have made after after the commencement of the treaty , and without being 6 ...
... hopes that during its pro- grefs things might take fuch a turn , as to enable them to purchafe peace for their allies , out of the ac- quifitions they fhould have made after after the commencement of the treaty , and without being 6 ...
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