The History of Great Britain from the Death of George II. to the Coronation of George IV.: Designed as a Continuation of Hume and SmollettThomas Davis, 1844 - 724 pages |
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... American Stamp Act through both Houses - Prevention of Smuggling - Purchase of the Sovereignty of the Isle of Man - A Regency Bill recommended by his Majesty - New Adminis tration formed by the Duke of Cumberland ..... 83 CHAP . VIII ...
... American Stamp Act through both Houses - Prevention of Smuggling - Purchase of the Sovereignty of the Isle of Man - A Regency Bill recommended by his Majesty - New Adminis tration formed by the Duke of Cumberland ..... 83 CHAP . VIII ...
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... America - Action on the Brandywine - Philadelphia taken - Battle of Ger- man Town - American Forts taken - Progress of General Burgoyne - Ticonderoga evacuated - Brit- ish repulsed at Fort Schuyler - Defeat of Colonel Baum - Actions at ...
... America - Action on the Brandywine - Philadelphia taken - Battle of Ger- man Town - American Forts taken - Progress of General Burgoyne - Ticonderoga evacuated - Brit- ish repulsed at Fort Schuyler - Defeat of Colonel Baum - Actions at ...
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... American frigate - Capture of the Danish West India Islands - The French enter Portugal - The Royal Family embark for Brazil - Affairs of Spain -Buonaparte's efforts to place his Brother on the throne - Expedition to Portugal ...
... American frigate - Capture of the Danish West India Islands - The French enter Portugal - The Royal Family embark for Brazil - Affairs of Spain -Buonaparte's efforts to place his Brother on the throne - Expedition to Portugal ...
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... American DUPLICITY OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY . dispute by a distinct negotiation at London FRANCE , on her part , was equally sensible , and Paris , previously to the discussion of the that she could not expect a peace , without German ...
... American DUPLICITY OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY . dispute by a distinct negotiation at London FRANCE , on her part , was equally sensible , and Paris , previously to the discussion of the that she could not expect a peace , without German ...
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... American Colonies and the French Islands Colonists refuse Compensation for the Stamp Duties - State of the British Logwood - cutters in the Bay of Honduras - French atone for outrage at Turk's Island Progress of American Stamp Act ...
... American Colonies and the French Islands Colonists refuse Compensation for the Stamp Duties - State of the British Logwood - cutters in the Bay of Honduras - French atone for outrage at Turk's Island Progress of American Stamp Act ...
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Page 99 - At the same time, this kingdom, as the supreme governing and legislative power, has always bound the colonies by her laws, by her regulations, and restrictions in trade, in navigation, in manufactures, in every thing, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 154 - In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it ; for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before.
Page 104 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled, he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white...
Page 252 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 220 - ... been conducted. They will, therefore, be ready to enter upon the consideration of a treaty of peace and commerce not inconsistent with treaties already subsisting, when the king of Great Britain shall demonstrate a sincere disposition for that purpose. The only solid proof of this disposition, will be, an explicit acknowledgment of the independence of these states, or the withdrawing his fleets and armies.
Page 220 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 378 - Already these free men show their discontent, and the repugnance which they have to bear arms against their brothers, the French. Well! we will fly to their succour; we will make a descent on the island; we will lodge there fifty thousand caps of liberty; we will plant there the sacred tree, and we will stretch out our arms to our republican brethren ; the tyranny of their government will soon be destroyed. Let every one of us be strongly impressed with this idea! — Monge.
Page 175 - America, and shall choose to become members of any of these states ; and they shall be protected in the free exercise of their respective religions, and be invested with the rights, privileges and immunities of natives, as established by the laws of these states ; and, moreover, that this Congress will provide, for every such person, fifty acres of unappropriated lands in some of these states, to be held by him and his heirs in absolute property.
Page 169 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 365 - I should ; because we are so made, as to be affected at such spectacles with melancholy sentiments upon the unstable condition of mortal prosperity, and the tremendous uncertainty of human greatness ; because in those natural feelings we learn great lessons ; because in events like these our passions instruct our reason...