The History of the Reign of George III ... |
Τι λένε οι χρήστες - Σύνταξη κριτικής
Δεν εντοπίσαμε κριτικές στις συνήθεις τοποθεσίες.
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
ability administration admiral advantage affairs American appeared appointed arguments army arrived attack attempt authority bill Britain British carried cause character charge chief circumstances commander commons concerning conduct considerable considered constitution continued danger defence directed Dutch duty East effect efforts employed enemy engaged England established exertions expected favour fleet force formed former France French grounds Hastings Holland hundred immediately important increase India interest king land late lord majority March means measures ment ministers motion nature naval necessary North object officers opinion opposition parliament party passed peace person Pitt political possessions present prince principles proceeded produced proposed proved reasoning received render respecting returned scheme sent ships situation soon success superior supplies thousand tion trade treaty troops various West whole
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 157 - America, for the purpose of reducing the revolted colonies to obedience by force, will be the means of weakening the efforts of this country against her European enemies ; tend, under the present circumstances, to increase the mutual enmity so fatal to the interests both of Great Britain and America...
Σελίδα 422 - There are two capital faults in our law with relation to civil debts. One is, that every man is presumed solvent. A presumption, in innumerable cases, directly against truth. Therefore the debtor is ordered, on a supposition of ability and -fraud, to be coerced his liberty until he makes payment.
Σελίδα 164 - British legislature ; and concluded with moving for leave to bring in a bill to repeal so much of the act of the 6th of George I. as asserted a right in the King and parliament of Great Britain to make laws to bind that kingdom.
Σελίδα 157 - I shall take such measures as shall appear to me to be most conducive to the restoration of harmony between Great Britain and the revolted colonies...
Σελίδα 375 - No impression, therefore, was to be made on this fortress of sophistry by desultory observations; and it was necessary to sit down before it, and assail it by regular approaches. It was fortunate, however, to observe, that notwithstanding all the skill employed by the noble and literary engineer, his mode of defence on paper was open to the same objection which had been urged against his other fortifications; that if his adversary got possession of one of his posts, it became strength against him,...
Σελίδα 444 - Logan . . . author of a most masterly defence of Mr. Hastings, went that day to the House of Commons prepossessed for the accused, and against the accuser. At the expiration of the first hour he said to a friend, ' All this is declamatory assertion without proof ; ' when the second was finished, ' This is a most wonderful oration.
Σελίδα 14 - ... taxes, will be injurious to the rights and property of the people, and derogatory from the honour and dignity of parliament.
Σελίδα 442 - Is it not solely to be traced in great actions directed to great ends ? In them, • and them alone, we are to search for true estimable magnanimity.
Σελίδα 226 - I have sacrificed every consideration of my own to the wishes and opinion of my people. I make it my humble and earnest prayer to Almighty God, that Great Britain may not feel the evils which might result from so great a dismemberment of the empire ; and that America may be free from those calamities, which have formerly proved in the mother country how essential monarchy is to the enjoyment of constitutional liberty. — Religion — language — interest — affections may, and I hope will yet...
Σελίδα 404 - In whatever relates to the lading and unlading of ships, the safety of merchandize, goods, and effects, the succession to personal estates...
Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | The History of the Reign of George III ... Τόμος 3 του The History of the Reign of George III.: To which is Prefixed, A View of the Progressive Improvement of England, in Prosperity and Strength, to the Accession of His Majesty, Robert Bisset |
| Συγγραφέας | Robert Bisset |
| Έκδοση | 2 |
| Εκδότης | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820 |
| Πρωτότυπο από | η Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης |
| Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις | 2 Μάιος 2007 |
| Μέγεθος | 640 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |