England under the Revolution and the house of Hanover, 1688 to 1820 |
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... received with cordiality by the chief , who seems to have had no suspicion of their errand , nor any misgivings as to the security of his oath . character of For twelve days the soldiers lived in the little valley , and were most ...
... received with cordiality by the chief , who seems to have had no suspicion of their errand , nor any misgivings as to the security of his oath . character of For twelve days the soldiers lived in the little valley , and were most ...
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... received with welcome . Such was the origin of the National Debt , which began with one million in 1693 , rose to fifty millions at the Peace of Utrecht ; swelled to 140 millions under the first William Pitt ; and after the Wars of the ...
... received with welcome . Such was the origin of the National Debt , which began with one million in 1693 , rose to fifty millions at the Peace of Utrecht ; swelled to 140 millions under the first William Pitt ; and after the Wars of the ...
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... received the news of this sudden manoeuvre , he felt that he must either fight , or abandon the towns of Brabant to the French . He therefore took up a strong position behind the river Gette , having the village of Rouersdorff on his ...
... received the news of this sudden manoeuvre , he felt that he must either fight , or abandon the towns of Brabant to the French . He therefore took up a strong position behind the river Gette , having the village of Rouersdorff on his ...
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... received the King as usual with loyal addresses , and supplies to the amount of five millions were readily voted . The Triennial Bill was now passed and received the royal assent . The Commons had taken the precaution to have it ...
... received the King as usual with loyal addresses , and supplies to the amount of five millions were readily voted . The Triennial Bill was now passed and received the royal assent . The Commons had taken the precaution to have it ...
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... received , and he followed it up with another treatise drawn from the same source , entitled " Reasons for the Liberty of Unlicensed Print- ing . " To these reasons he appended a Postscript , showing the " True Character of Edmund Bohun ...
... received , and he followed it up with another treatise drawn from the same source , entitled " Reasons for the Liberty of Unlicensed Print- ing . " To these reasons he appended a Postscript , showing the " True Character of Edmund Bohun ...
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England Under the Revolution and the House of Hanover 1688 to 1820 James Birchall No preview available - 2019 |
England under the Revolution and the house of Hanover, 1688 to 1820 James Birchall No preview available - 1876 |
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Page 72 - Judges' Commissions be made Quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established ; but upon the Address of both Houses of Parliament it may be lawful to remove them.
Page 785 - Beauclerk and the beaming smile of Garrick, Gibbon tapping his snuff-box and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up, the gigantic body, the huge massy face, seamed with the scars of disease, the brown coat, the black worsted stockings, the gray wig with the scorched foretop, the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick.
Page 71 - Act shall take effect all matters and things relating to the well governing of this Kingdom which are properly cognizable in the Privy Council by the laws and customs of this Realm shall be transacted there, and all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such of the Privy Council as shall advise and consent to the same.
Page 71 - That, in case the Crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defense of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
Page 785 - Langton, the courtly sneer of Beauclerk and the beaming smile of Garrick, Gibbon tapping his snuff-box and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up...
Page 601 - We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 71 - That in case the Crown and Imperial Dignity of this Realm shall hereafter come to any Person not being a Native of this Kingdom of England this Nation be not obliged to engage in any War for the Defence of any Dominions or Territories which do not belong...
Page 72 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 71 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid no person born out of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents), shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a member of either House of Parliament...
Page 822 - did not act towards me the part of Christians, or even of honest men. Their object seemed to be to make and keep me idle. If ever I appeared studious, they would say to me — ' Why, in the world should a man of your fortune trouble himself with fagging?