Annual Register, Volume 54Edmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1813 - History |
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... ment would enable his Majesty to continue the most effectual aid for supporting the contest in the Pe- pinsula . The speech then took notice of the success of the British [ B ] arms were rendered remarkable by an unusual circumstance ...
... ment would enable his Majesty to continue the most effectual aid for supporting the contest in the Pe- pinsula . The speech then took notice of the success of the British [ B ] arms were rendered remarkable by an unusual circumstance ...
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... 11 ; against it 54. It should be observed , that the honourable character and me- rits of Colonel M'Mahon were al- lowed on both sides . It may also be be added , that the general senti- ment out of GENERAL HISTORY . [ 7 [11]
... 11 ; against it 54. It should be observed , that the honourable character and me- rits of Colonel M'Mahon were al- lowed on both sides . It may also be be added , that the general senti- ment out of GENERAL HISTORY . [ 7 [11]
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Edmund Burke. be added , that the general senti- ment out of doors on this appoint- ment by no means concided with that which seemed to be adopted by the majority in the house . The same subject was afterwards taken up by Mr. Bankes , in ...
Edmund Burke. be added , that the general senti- ment out of doors on this appoint- ment by no means concided with that which seemed to be adopted by the majority in the house . The same subject was afterwards taken up by Mr. Bankes , in ...
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... ment were to make some arrange- ment for his Majesty's household . In discussing this topic , two con- siderations naturally suggested themselves - from what sources were the provision and attendants to be drawn ? and what was the ...
... ment were to make some arrange- ment for his Majesty's household . In discussing this topic , two con- siderations naturally suggested themselves - from what sources were the provision and attendants to be drawn ? and what was the ...
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... ment of her Majesty . With regard to the mode of providing for its expenses , he thought it would be best to take out of the civil list an- nually a sum equal to the estimated charges of the household , and if those should exceed the ...
... ment of her Majesty . With regard to the mode of providing for its expenses , he thought it would be best to take out of the civil list an- nually a sum equal to the estimated charges of the household , and if those should exceed the ...
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Page 541 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er or rarely been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Page 421 - ... dear to them ; have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation, and exposed, under the severities of their discipline, to be exiled to the most distant and deadly climes, to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors, and to be the melancholy instruments of taking away those of their own brethren.
Page 257 - Highness the Prince Regent in Council : — It is this day ordered, by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty...
Page 531 - When a negro is so fortunate as to find a diamond of the weight of an octavo (17^ carats), much ceremony takes place; he is crowned with a wreath of flowers and carried in procession to the administrator, who gives him his freedom, by paying his owner for it.
Page 441 - Our loss has been considerable, and is deeply to be lamented. That of the enemy, less ascertained, will be the more felt, as it includes among the killed the Commanding General, who was 'also Governor of the province; and was sustained by veteran troops, from inexperienced soldiers, who must daily improve in the duties of the field.
Page 199 - Vandeleur, and the troops of the light division on the left, were likewise very forward on that side ; and in less than half an hour from the time the attack commenced, our troops were in possession of, and formed on the ramparts of the place, each body contiguous to the other. The enemy then submitted, having sustained a considerable loss in the contest...
Page 119 - AND be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, by and with the Advice of His Privy Council, by any Order or Orders in Council to be issued from Time to Time, to...
Page 244 - St. 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 I had appointed to direct this detachment, experienced difficulties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received from that quarter admitting...
Page 267 - An act to repeal certain acts, and amend other acts relating to religious worship and assemblies, and persons teaching or preaching therein.
Page 553 - All green was vanish'd, save of pine and yew, That still displayed their melancholy hue ; Save the green holly with its berries red, And the green moss that o'er the gravel spread.