The Conduct of the Allies, and of the Late Ministry, in Beginning and Carrying on the Present War..John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall., 1711 - 48 σελίδες |
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... pretended , That the War could not possibly last above one or two Campaigns , and that the Debts contra- ted might be eafily paid in a few Years , by a gentle Tax , without burthening the Sub- jest . But the true Reafon for embracing ...
... pretended , That the War could not possibly last above one or two Campaigns , and that the Debts contra- ted might be eafily paid in a few Years , by a gentle Tax , without burthening the Sub- jest . But the true Reafon for embracing ...
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... Pretended Prince of Wales K. of Eng- land , & c . which laft was the only perfonal Quar- rel we had in the War ; and even This was pofitively denied by France , That King being then willing to Acknowledge Her Majefty . I think it ...
... Pretended Prince of Wales K. of Eng- land , & c . which laft was the only perfonal Quar- rel we had in the War ; and even This was pofitively denied by France , That King being then willing to Acknowledge Her Majefty . I think it ...
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... pretend ; that We rightly thought it a piece of Infolence , as well as Injustice , in the French , to offer putting a King upon Us ; and the Spa- niards would conceive , we had as little Reafon to force one upon Them ; That it was true ...
... pretend ; that We rightly thought it a piece of Infolence , as well as Injustice , in the French , to offer putting a King upon Us ; and the Spa- niards would conceive , we had as little Reafon to force one upon Them ; That it was true ...
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... pretended to continue the War , or at leaft when we had found or made that De- fign impracticable , we fhould not have gone on in fo expenfive a Management of it ; but have kept our Troops on the Defensive in Ca- talonia , talonia , and ...
... pretended to continue the War , or at leaft when we had found or made that De- fign impracticable , we fhould not have gone on in fo expenfive a Management of it ; but have kept our Troops on the Defensive in Ca- talonia , talonia , and ...
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... pretend to befiege the Place , in the Condition we were at that time , was a Farce and a Jeft . Had Toulon fallen then into our Hands , the Maritime Power of France would , in a great measure , have been destroyed . But a much greater ...
... pretend to befiege the Place , in the Condition we were at that time , was a Farce and a Jeft . Had Toulon fallen then into our Hands , the Maritime Power of France would , in a great measure , have been destroyed . But a much greater ...
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Advantage Affiftance againſt Allies almoft Army Article becauſe Cafe Caufe cauſe Condition Confederates Confent Confequences Conquer Country Debt Defign defire Dominions Duke Duke of Anjou Duke of Savoy Dutch eafily Emperor Enemy England Expence faid fame felf felves fent ferve fettled feveral fhall fhew fhould fide fince firft firſt Flanders fome foon Forces French fucceeded fuch fuffered fuppofe furniſhed Garrifons Grand Alliance hath Holland Houfe of Auftria Houſe hundred thouſand impoffible Inftances inftead Intereft juft King Charles King of Portugal King of Spain Kingdom laft Land leaft leaſt leffen Majefty Meaſures Millions Minifters moft Mony moſt muft muſt neceffary Neceffity obferved Occafion Offenfive Parties Peace without Spain Perfons Poffeffion poffefs poffible Pofterity Portugal Power prefent Prince propofed Publick Queen raiſe Reafon refolved reft refuſed Spanish Spanish Netherlands States-General Subfidies Succeffes Succeffion Sueden thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Men Towns Trade Treaty Troops uſe Whigs whofe worfe
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Σελίδα 82 - It will no doubt be a mighty comfort to our grand-children, when they see a few rags hung up in Westminster Hall which cost a hundred millions, whereof they are paying the arrears, to boast as beggars do that their grandfathers were rich and great.
Σελίδα 60 - So that whether this War were prudently begun or not, it is plain, that the true Spring or Motive of it, was the aggrandizing a particular Family; and in short, a War of the General and the Ministry, and not of the Prince or People; since those very Persons were against it when they knew the Power, and consequently the Profit, would be in other Hands.