The Edinburgh Annual Register, Τόμοι 1-2;Τόμος 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... appearance and dress of British soldiers , and followed up such jokes by the usual tirade , about " a flogged nation ... appeared one solitary member to vote for the address proposed by him . The amendment of Lord Jocelyn was then put ...
... appearance and dress of British soldiers , and followed up such jokes by the usual tirade , about " a flogged nation ... appeared one solitary member to vote for the address proposed by him . The amendment of Lord Jocelyn was then put ...
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... appeared to have been concei- ved in , what he termed , " the spirit of commercial subjugation . " In re- ference to the subject of peace , Mr Whitbread concluded with the fol- lowing reflections . " He understood the noble lord ...
... appeared to have been concei- ved in , what he termed , " the spirit of commercial subjugation . " In re- ference to the subject of peace , Mr Whitbread concluded with the fol- lowing reflections . " He understood the noble lord ...
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... appeared in the con- duct of the French and British go- vernments upon the peninsula ; and if the man who caused it had any view to character or ambition , it must be his most earnest care and business , by every method and invention ...
... appeared in the con- duct of the French and British go- vernments upon the peninsula ; and if the man who caused it had any view to character or ambition , it must be his most earnest care and business , by every method and invention ...
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... always under the necessity of applying for something from ministers , for which , no doubt , he was to give something to ministers in return . Their conduct appeared here in the most 12 EDINBURGH ANNUAL REGISTER , 1812. [ CHAP . 1 .
... always under the necessity of applying for something from ministers , for which , no doubt , he was to give something to ministers in return . Their conduct appeared here in the most 12 EDINBURGH ANNUAL REGISTER , 1812. [ CHAP . 1 .
Σελίδα 13
Walter Scott. in return . Their conduct appeared here in the most artful light . He wanted , therefore , to see the prince entirely free from ministers . During the whole of the last reign , animosi- ties had taken place respecting the ...
Walter Scott. in return . Their conduct appeared here in the most artful light . He wanted , therefore , to see the prince entirely free from ministers . During the whole of the last reign , animosi- ties had taken place respecting the ...
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Σελίδα 249 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Σελίδα 190 - Disraeli's motion, that the House should resolve itself into a committee to take into consideration the state of the nation, was negatived by a majority of 296 to 156.
Σελίδα 277 - We behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain, a state of war against the United States; and, on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain.
Σελίδα lix - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44...
Σελίδα xlix - George and the enemy, upon the river Canard, which uniformly terminated in his being repulsed with loss. I judged it proper to detach a force down the river Thames, capable of acting in conjunction with the garrison of Amherstburg offensively, but Captain Chambers, whom 1 had appointed to direct this detachment, experienced difficulties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received from that quarter admitting...
Σελίδα 193 - June 22, rose in the house of commons ; and after a most eloquent and energetic speech, moved " that this house will early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland ; with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment, as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom ; to the stability of the protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction...
Σελίδα xxxvi - D'Urban's cavalry were left at Cabrerizos, on the right of the Tormes, as the enemy had still a large corps on the heights above Babilafuente, on the same side of the river ; and I considered it not improbable, that, finding our army prepared for them in the morning, on the left of the Tormes, they would alter their plan, and manœuvre by the other bank.
Σελίδα 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Σελίδα liii - Government, I do hereby announce to all the Inhabitants of the said Territory, that the Laws heretofore in existence shall continue in force until His Majesty's pleasure be known or so long as the peace and safety of the said Territory will admit thereof.
Σελίδα xlvii - Michilimachinack, which giving spirit and confidence to the Indian tribes in its neighbourhood, part of whom assisted in its capture, determined them to advance upon the rear and flanks of the American army, as soon as they heard that it had entered the province.