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Page vii
... of Sir Robert Walpole Schemes of Mr. Grenville His financial Resolutions
Irritation of the Colonies Their large gains in the smuggli ng trade Dr. Franklin
despatched to London . The Stamp Act . - Colonel Barré's speech Dr. Franklin's
letters .
... of Sir Robert Walpole Schemes of Mr. Grenville His financial Resolutions
Irritation of the Colonies Their large gains in the smuggli ng trade Dr. Franklin
despatched to London . The Stamp Act . - Colonel Barré's speech Dr. Franklin's
letters .
Page xii
... the Fifteent e e e - - • • 292 Madame du Barry e - e - - - - - 293 Fall of Choiseul .
- e - - - • - • - ib. Concessions of the Court of Spain e e - - - 294 Peace confirmed .
e - e - - s • - ib. Altercation between the two Houses - - - - - 295 Colonel Barré .
... the Fifteent e e e - - • • 292 Madame du Barry e - e - - - - - 293 Fall of Choiseul .
- e - - - • - • - ib. Concessions of the Court of Spain e e - - - 294 Peace confirmed .
e - e - - s • - ib. Altercation between the two Houses - - - - - 295 Colonel Barré .
Page 53
The eloquence of Charles Townshend and the readiness of Colonel Barré were
justly admired on the side of Opposition.** Pitt, as usual the foremost, spoke with
great spirit on the same side,. * See Blackstone's Commentaries, vol. iv. p.
The eloquence of Charles Townshend and the readiness of Colonel Barré were
justly admired on the side of Opposition.** Pitt, as usual the foremost, spoke with
great spirit on the same side,. * See Blackstone's Commentaries, vol. iv. p.
Page 89
... Barré and Alderman Baker, spoke or voted against it. Nine years afterwards,
and in the presence no doubt of many men who had witnessed these discussions
, Mr. Burke described them in the following terms: “Far from anything
inflammatory ...
... Barré and Alderman Baker, spoke or voted against it. Nine years afterwards,
and in the presence no doubt of many men who had witnessed these discussions
, Mr. Burke described them in the following terms: “Far from anything
inflammatory ...
Page 90
There is extant, nevertheless, an eloquent and well known burst of oratory, which
is ascribed to Colonel Barré, on one of these occasions. Mr. Grenville having
spoken of the Americans as children of our own, planted by our care and
nourished ...
There is extant, nevertheless, an eloquent and well known burst of oratory, which
is ascribed to Colonel Barré, on one of these occasions. Mr. Grenville having
spoken of the Americans as children of our own, planted by our care and
nourished ...
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| Title | History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783 Volume 269 of Collection of British authors History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783, Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Author | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Publisher | Tauchnitz, 1853 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2017 |
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