The Popular History of England, Volumes 5-6J. W. Lovell, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... receiving a bribe , in connection with some , inquiries into the conduct of a colonel of a regiment , who had ... received a bribe of a thousand guineas from the Corporation of London , for assisting in passing " An Act for relief ...
... receiving a bribe , in connection with some , inquiries into the conduct of a colonel of a regiment , who had ... received a bribe of a thousand guineas from the Corporation of London , for assisting in passing " An Act for relief ...
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... received in pay- ment of taxes . The old money had then mostly disappeared ; but the mechanical resources of that time were not sufficient to pro- duce the new money in sufficient quantity to carry on the ex- changes of the people . The ...
... received in pay- ment of taxes . The old money had then mostly disappeared ; but the mechanical resources of that time were not sufficient to pro- duce the new money in sufficient quantity to carry on the ex- changes of the people . The ...
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... received a Commission from James , which , he says , in his narrative published in the Life of James , " was exactly as follows : ' James R. Our will and pleasure is and we do Life of James , " vol . ii . , p . 538 . hereby fully ...
... received a Commission from James , which , he says , in his narrative published in the Life of James , " was exactly as follows : ' James R. Our will and pleasure is and we do Life of James , " vol . ii . , p . 538 . hereby fully ...
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... received such a refusal at the close of your negotiations rather than at the commencement , for it may cause you a good deal of embarrassment throughout , and especially in regard to the most important point of all , the Spanish Succes ...
... received such a refusal at the close of your negotiations rather than at the commencement , for it may cause you a good deal of embarrassment throughout , and especially in regard to the most important point of all , the Spanish Succes ...
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... received in England stirred up all the national jealousy of the House of Commons . A Scot , who was well known as the originator of the scheme of the Bank of Eng- land , had been in London , and under the authority of a Scottish Act of ...
... received in England stirred up all the national jealousy of the House of Commons . A Scot , who was well known as the originator of the scheme of the Bank of Eng- land , had been in London , and under the authority of a Scottish Act of ...
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Page 167 - Young man, there is America,— which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners ; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world.
Page 92 - Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper; they have been wronged; they have been driven to madness, by injustice. Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned ? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example. There are two lines in a ballad of...
Page 271 - Britain ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Page 203 - I appeal to the wisdom and the law of this learned bench to defend and support the justice of their country. I call upon the bishops...
Page 241 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten,...
Page 201 - I do; I know their virtues and their valor; I know they can achieve anything but impossibilities; and I know that the conquest of British America is an impossibility. You cannot, my Lords, you cannot conquer America. What is your present situation there ? We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing, and suffered much.
Page 110 - ... 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 ; or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military ; or to have any grant of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, from the Crown to himself, or to any other or others in trust for him.
Page 203 - I call upon the honor of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character.
Page 294 - 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.
Page 203 - Against your Protestant brethren ; to lay waste their country, to desolate their dwellings, and extirpate their race and name, with these horrible hell-hounds of savage war ! — hell-hounds, I say, of savage war...