The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763. In a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to His Son, Τόμος 3

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Longman, Brown, 1837

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The negotiation is broken off Sept
20
A French detachment surprised near Emsdorff
31
UNION between England and Scotland
33
Reduction of Lisle
43
Battle of Malplaquet Sept
49
He is impeached and taken into custody
61
Curious correspondence with the Pretender
73
Duke of Orléans appointed regent during the minority of Louis XV
99
ibid
110
Battle of Pultowa July
112
The sultan at length resolves upon a war with Russia
113
The sultans speech in the Divan on that subject
117
Loses the fruits of his victory and is obliged to take refuge in Holstein
123
The fielddeputies of the States oblige prince Eugene to raise
126
The vanquished king of Sweden escapes to Bender
128
This prince invades Norway
129
The Dutch accede to the plan of pacification settled between France
132
LETTER XXVI
136
His general character as a sovereign
139
Immense circulation of paper
142
Death and character of the duke of Orléans
148
The French are obliged to retreat
153
LETTER XXVII
157
ibid
163
LETTER XXVIII
180
The French make proposals of peace
196
Their example is followed by the duke of Savoy and the king of Portugal ibid
202
They are obliged to divide their force in order to oppose the Austrians
209
Extravagant joy of the French in the hour of victory ibid
215
ibid
226
PAGE
227
The rebels make themselves masters of the town of Stirling and invest
235
LETTER XXIV
243
PAGE
249
LETTER XXXI
264
PAGE
269
The courts of London and Versailles prepare for war ibid
276
An uncourtly spirit prevails in England
280
PAGE
287
Holwell
295
Battle of Lowositz ibid
302
Reflections on the battle of Kolin ibid
317
Clive defeats the faithless Soubahdar at Plassy
327
His character and that of Montcalm
375
Admiral Hawke defeats the grand French fleet and destroys great part
381
Memorable march of the Prussian monarch to prevent the junction
388
Progress of general Amherst
394
Its failure partly occasioned by the interference of the court of Madrid
405
The ministers of France and Spain endeavour to persuade his most
416
Deposition and death of Peter III
423
PAGE
425
Cause of that hasty measure traced ibid
431
The INFLUENCE of Tory counsels occasioned the loss of so glorious
437
The French are not inattentive to their civil and religious rights ibid
443
PAGE
446
LETTER VI
454
Character of Akenside Collins and Gray as lyric poets
459
PAGE
464
Character of Hogarth the first great English painter
470
Succeeded by moderation among the old sectaries ibid
476
FROM THE PEACE OF PARIS IN 1763 TO THE TREATY
477
Who are exiled from Spain ibid
484
Case of the duke dAiguillon
490
Louis prevails on pope Ganganelli to dissolve the order of Jesuits
496
LETTER II
503
Lord North is placed at the head of the treasury
509
LETTER III
515
Farther victories grace the Russian arms
522
PAGE
527
The war is at length condemned by the house of commons
529
The senate and the nuncios are overawed into acquiescence
541
LETTER IV
552
And are also embroiled with the Portuguese
562
improvement of its constitution
597
The northern empress and Frederic support the Jesuits ibid
603
Affair of the necklace
620
ibid
626
The statesgeneral meet at Versailles
632
Louis gives good advice to the reformers
643
The Jacobins and Cordeliers demand the punishment of the king as
653
Death of Louis 501
658
Whose proceedings are not temperate wise or judicious
659
The question of guilt is debated ibid
681
And also against the king of Spain
692
The commons reject the fortification schemes of the duke of Richmond
698
Dispute with Spain
705

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