Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto, from 1751 to 1806, when His Public Life in Europe was Closed by His Appointment to the Vice-royalty of India, Volume 2Longmans, Green and Company, 1874 - Great Britain |
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Page 381 - still adored The spirit of divinest Liberty ' :— ' When France in wrath her giant-limbs upreared, And with that oath which smote, air, earth, and sea, Stamped her strong foot and said she would be free, Bear witness for me, how I hoped and feared ! '
Page 39 - And we are left, or shall be left, alone; The last that dare to struggle with the foe. 'Tis well ! from this day forward we shall know That in ourselves our safety must be sought ; That by our own right hands it must be wrought ; That we must stand unpropped, or be laid low. 0 dastard, whom such foretaste doth not cheer
Page 84 - sovereign of the Low Countries or general arbitress of the rights and liberties of Europe. If France is really desirous of maintaining friendship and peace with England, let her renounce her views of aggression and aggrandisement and confine herself within her own territory, without insulting other governments, disturbing their tranquillity, or violating their
Page 83 - never will consent that France should arrogate to herself the power of annulling at pleasure, and under cover of a pretended natural right, of which she makes herself the sole judge, the political system of Europe, established by solemn treaties and guaranteed by the consent of all Powers.
Page 359 - dishonourable to the dignity of England, whose fleets are equal to meet the world in arms, and of all the fleets I ever saw I never beheld one in point of officers and men equal to Sir John Jervis's, who is a commander-in-chief able to lead them to glory.
Page 75 - declares, in the name of the nation, that it will grant fraternity and assistance to all people who wish to recover their liberty ; and it charges the executive power to send the necessary orders to the generals to give succour to such people,
Page 381 - Tho' all the fierce and drunken passions wove A dance more wild than e'er was maniac's dream ! ' " Ye storms, that round the dawning east assembled, The sun was rising, tho' ye hid his light!
Page 359 - preparing to leave the Mediterranean, a measure which I cannot approve. They at home do not know what this fleet is capable of performing ; anything and everything. Much as I shall rejoice to see England, I lament our present orders in sackcloth and ashes, as dishonourable to the dignity of England, whose fleets are equal to meet the world in arms,
Page 381 - Forgive me, Freedom ! 0 forgive those dreams ! I hear thy voice, I hear thy loud lament, From bleak Helvetia's icy cavern sent ; I hear thy groans upon her blood-stained streams.
Page 233 - 1 The best of men have ever loved repose ; They hate to mingle in the filthy fray, Where the soul sours, and gradual rancour* grows Imbitter'd more from peevish day to day.