Empire Club Speeches, Volumes 10-11William Briggs., 1915 - Speeches, addresses, etc |
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... American colony France had lost prestige . Accordingly , when the terms of the treaty of St. Ger- main - en - Laye came to be discussed , the restoration of Canada was insisted upon . Charles yielded for a reason which long baffled the ...
... American colony France had lost prestige . Accordingly , when the terms of the treaty of St. Ger- main - en - Laye came to be discussed , the restoration of Canada was insisted upon . Charles yielded for a reason which long baffled the ...
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... American Revolution . The Spaniards further south were then negligible , and the English and French divided between them the Continent of North America , north of Mexico . And whether the mother countries were at war or peace 32 EMPIRE ...
... American Revolution . The Spaniards further south were then negligible , and the English and French divided between them the Continent of North America , north of Mexico . And whether the mother countries were at war or peace 32 EMPIRE ...
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... American - English to the south of them . The time came at length for the British colours to fly on every French fort , post , and garrison ; James Wolfe was commissioned to conquer Quebec ; the almost perpetual state of warfare in the ...
... American - English to the south of them . The time came at length for the British colours to fly on every French fort , post , and garrison ; James Wolfe was commissioned to conquer Quebec ; the almost perpetual state of warfare in the ...
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... American invasion was repelled by his energy and skill , coupled with the loyalty of the French - Canadian ; and Benjamin Franklin and his colleagues failed in their attempt , when sent to Montreal for that purpose , to win the Canadian ...
... American invasion was repelled by his energy and skill , coupled with the loyalty of the French - Canadian ; and Benjamin Franklin and his colleagues failed in their attempt , when sent to Montreal for that purpose , to win the Canadian ...
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... American histor- ians came to speak with respect of these " Tories " who gave up all for the sake of their loyalty ... American or the son of a former American , proved as determined a foe to the How and Why is Canada British ? 37.
... American histor- ians came to speak with respect of these " Tories " who gave up all for the sake of their loyalty ... American or the son of a former American , proved as determined a foe to the How and Why is Canada British ? 37.
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Page 28 - Congress, to the legislative or executive authority of the other State in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question...
Page 204 - If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe; Such boasting as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the Law; Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget — lest we forget!
Page 108 - A haze on the far horizon, The infinite, tender sky, The ripe, rich tint of the cornfields, And the wild geese sailing high; And all over upland and lowland, The charm of the goldenrod — Some of us call it Autumn, And others call it God.
Page 104 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
Page 111 - Ah, how skilful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command! It is the heart, and not the brain, That to the highest doth attain, And he who followeth Love's behest Far exceedeth all the rest!
Page 28 - We are unanimously of opinion, that the state of Connecticut has no right to the lands in controversy.' ' We are also unanimously of opinion, that the jurisdiction and pre-emption of all the territory lying within the charter boundary of Pennsylvania, and now claimed by the state of Connecticut, do of right belong to the state of Pennsylvania.'* "This decision, pursuant to the articles of the confederation of the states was final.
Page 90 - Then none was for a party ; Then all were for the state ; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great ; Then lands were fairly portioned ; Then spoils were fairly sold : The Romans were like brothers In the brave days of old.
Page 51 - Kingdom in such grave matters as the conduct of foreign policy, the conclusion of treaties, the declaration and maintenance of peace, or the declaration of war and, indeed, all those relations with Foreign Powers, necessarily of the most delicate character, which are now in the hands of the Imperial Government, subject to its responsibility to the Imperial Parliament. That authority cannot be shared...
Page 29 - Conference of the American Society for the judicial settlement of international disputes...
Page 116 - No towers along the steep; Her march is o'er the mountain waves, Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak, She quells the floods below, — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.