Annual Register, Volume 27Edmund Burke 1787 - History |
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... said , that he fet out too rapidly to be able to maintain his career . That his hafty , indigefted fchemes , involved in their formation the principles of diffolution ; that they militated with each other ; were in many refpects ...
... said , that he fet out too rapidly to be able to maintain his career . That his hafty , indigefted fchemes , involved in their formation the principles of diffolution ; that they militated with each other ; were in many refpects ...
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... said , must , at no great distance of time , inevitably take place ; and it was better to encounter the dan- ger while the enemy continued weak on one element , than to wait till he became irresistible both by fea and land . The public ...
... said , must , at no great distance of time , inevitably take place ; and it was better to encounter the dan- ger while the enemy continued weak on one element , than to wait till he became irresistible both by fea and land . The public ...
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... harbour at the foot of the hill , where getting into boats , or ftretches upon the fhore , they thought themselves free from danger . But in the courfe of the night a ftupenduous wave , which is said to have night HISTORY [ 43 OF EUROPE .
... harbour at the foot of the hill , where getting into boats , or ftretches upon the fhore , they thought themselves free from danger . But in the courfe of the night a ftupenduous wave , which is said to have night HISTORY [ 43 OF EUROPE .
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Edmund Burke. night a ftupenduous wave , which is said to have been driven furiously three miles over land , upon its return swept away the unfortunate prince , with 2473 of his fubjects . It may not perhaps be entirely unneceffary to ...
Edmund Burke. night a ftupenduous wave , which is said to have been driven furiously three miles over land , upon its return swept away the unfortunate prince , with 2473 of his fubjects . It may not perhaps be entirely unneceffary to ...
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... said speech declare , his majesty has a just and con- " fident reliance , that we ( his faithful commons ) are animated with the fame " fentiments of loyalty , and the fame attachment to our excellent conftitution , " which he had the ...
... said speech declare , his majesty has a just and con- " fident reliance , that we ( his faithful commons ) are animated with the fame " fentiments of loyalty , and the fame attachment to our excellent conftitution , " which he had the ...
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