History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783, Volume 1 |
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... France Attacks of the Opposition Mutual animosity Addresses to remove the Pretender from Lorraine Motion for a Repeal of the Union with Scotland Sermons of Dr. Sacheverell Public Thanksgiving for the Peace Parliament prorogued And ...
... France Attacks of the Opposition Mutual animosity Addresses to remove the Pretender from Lorraine Motion for a Repeal of the Union with Scotland Sermons of Dr. Sacheverell Public Thanksgiving for the Peace Parliament prorogued And ...
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... France The Committee of Secrecy Examination of Prior Report of the Committee Bolingbroke , Oxford , and Ormond are impeached Flight of Ormond Oxford is committed to the Tower Impolicy of these acts of vengeance Disturbances in the ...
... France The Committee of Secrecy Examination of Prior Report of the Committee Bolingbroke , Oxford , and Ormond are impeached Flight of Ormond Oxford is committed to the Tower Impolicy of these acts of vengeance Disturbances in the ...
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... France 216 His new political system 217 Question of Mardyke 218 The Abbé Dubois 219 He meets Stanhope at the Hague 221 Ambitious designs of the Czar Suspicions against Lord Townshend Justification of his conduct The Regent sends him to ...
... France 216 His new political system 217 Question of Mardyke 218 The Abbé Dubois 219 He meets Stanhope at the Hague 221 Ambitious designs of the Czar Suspicions against Lord Townshend Justification of his conduct The Regent sends him to ...
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... France and England interpose 288 Difficulties at the Court of Vienna 289 Another armament prepared by Alberoni 291 His intrigues with the disaffected in France And in England 292 293 CHAPTER IX . Breach in the Royal Family Parliament ...
... France and England interpose 288 Difficulties at the Court of Vienna 289 Another armament prepared by Alberoni 291 His intrigues with the disaffected in France And in England 292 293 CHAPTER IX . Breach in the Royal Family Parliament ...
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... France Conspiracy of the Duke and Duchess du Maine Is discovered by the Government The Duke and Duchess arrested ib . 322 323 Declaration of war from France and England against Spain +324 Session of Parliament ( 325 Design of Stanhope ...
... France Conspiracy of the Duke and Duchess du Maine Is discovered by the Government The Duke and Duchess arrested ib . 322 323 Declaration of war from France and England against Spain +324 Session of Parliament ( 325 Design of Stanhope ...
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Page 11 - 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 12 - 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 50 - Majesty to the House of Commons, complaining of the " great license which is taken in publishing false and scandalous libels, such as are a reproach to any government;" and declaring that " this evil seems to be grown too strong for the laws now in force.
Page 185 - ... disappointed in us, we were tenfold more so in him. We saw nothing in him that looked like spirit. He never appeared with cheerfulness and vigour to animate us. Our men began to despise him ; some asked if he could speak. His countenance looked extremely heavy. He cared not to come abroad amongst us soldiers, or to see us handle our arms or do our exercise. Some said the circumstances he found us in dejected him ; I am sure the figure he made dejected us ; and, had he sent us but five thousand...
Page 11 - 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 82 - My Lords, I have many children, and I know not whether God Almighty will vouchsafe to let me live to give them the education I could wish they had ; therefore, my Lords, I own I tremble when I think that a certain divine, who is hardly suspected of being a Christian (meaning, as we read in the annals, Dr. Swift,) is in a fair way of being a bishop, and may one day give licence to those who shall be intrusted with the instruction of youth.
Page 271 - Horace, to whom, in his private character, he might, perhaps, not unaptly be compared. He was good-tempered, joyous, and sensual, with an elegant taste for the arts; a warm friend, an indulgent master, and a boon companion. We are told of him, that whenever he received a packet of letters, the one from his gamekeeper was usually the first which he opened. To women he was greatly addicted, and his daughter by his second wife was born before their marriage. He had an easy and flowing wit, but too commonly...
Page 23 - There was a drawing-room to-day at court : but so few company, that the Queen sent for us into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of us round the room, while she looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute said about three words to some that were nearest her, and then she was told dinner was ready, and went out.
Page 92 - I a son," he said on one occasion, "I would sooner " breed him a cobbler than a courtier, and a hangman than "a statesman...
Page 22 - Queen need not detain us long. She was a very weak woman, full of prejudices, fond of flattery, always governed blindly by some female favourite, and, as Swift bitterly observes, " had not a stock of amity to serve above one object at a "time...