Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Volume 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 - Great Britain |
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... honor of parliament , " whose sleeping and waking dreams had centred solely in these beloved and darling objects , might at length have banished his perturbations , and pressed his pillow in peace . This concession , however , the ...
... honor of parliament , " whose sleeping and waking dreams had centred solely in these beloved and darling objects , might at length have banished his perturbations , and pressed his pillow in peace . This concession , however , the ...
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... honored with the general approbation of the house ; and it was unavailingly urged by a few individuals , that the penal clauses of the bill should be car- ried into execution only on the proviso of a re- fusal to indemnify the Company ...
... honored with the general approbation of the house ; and it was unavailingly urged by a few individuals , that the penal clauses of the bill should be car- ried into execution only on the proviso of a re- fusal to indemnify the Company ...
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... honor of government would have been maintained , and a sure foundation laid for a permanent reconciliation . But how rarely are the resolutions adopted in anger founded in wis- dom ! The idea of this repeal was suggested in the house of ...
... honor of government would have been maintained , and a sure foundation laid for a permanent reconciliation . But how rarely are the resolutions adopted in anger founded in wis- dom ! The idea of this repeal was suggested in the house of ...
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... honor ! May her ways be ways of pleasantness , and all her paths be peace ! " The only effort of a nature directly concilia- tory in the course of the present session was made by Mr. Rose Fuller , member for Rye , who on the debate on ...
... honor ! May her ways be ways of pleasantness , and all her paths be peace ! " The only effort of a nature directly concilia- tory in the course of the present session was made by Mr. Rose Fuller , member for Rye , who on the debate on ...
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... honor to their deliberations . Very few are the things con- tained in their resolves that I could wish had been otherwise . Upon the whole , I think it must be evident to every unprejudiced man in Eng- land , who feels for the rights of ...
... honor to their deliberations . Very few are the things con- tained in their resolves that I could wish had been otherwise . Upon the whole , I think it must be evident to every unprejudiced man in Eng- land , who feels for the rights of ...
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Page 315 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Page 122 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests; not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness, of the human race.
Page 313 - I cannot, my lords, I will not, join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment : it is not a time for adulation ; the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Page 319 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord* frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
Page 117 - Brusa and Smyrna. Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. The Sultan gets such obedience as he can. He governs with a loose rein, that he may govern at all ; and the whole of the force and vigor of his authority in his centre, is derived from a prudent relaxation, in all his borders.
Page 117 - Nothing worse happens to you than does to all nations who have extensive empire, and it happens in all the forms into which empire can be thrown. In large bodies the circulation of power must be less vigorous at the extremities.
Page 141 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Page 90 - This glorious spirit of Whiggism animates three millions in America ; who prefer poverty with liberty to gilded chains and sordid affluence ; and who will die in defence of their rights as men, as freemen.
Page 62 - ... a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.
Page 120 - My idea, therefore, without considering whether we yield as matter of right or grant as matter of favor, is, to admit the people of our colonies into an interest in the Constitution, and, by recording that admission in the...