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... William and the Castle of Blair ; the former of which resisted all their efforts , though continued to the beginning of April , —while the latter , not worth winning at the best , was relieved , soon after its investiture , by a body of ...
... William and the Castle of Blair ; the former of which resisted all their efforts , though continued to the beginning of April , —while the latter , not worth winning at the best , was relieved , soon after its investiture , by a body of ...
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... William Pitt , now earl of Chatham , had resolved to attend ; and was led into the house supported on one side by his son , on the other by his son - in - law , lord Mahon . From the first he had protested against the system of policy ...
... William Pitt , now earl of Chatham , had resolved to attend ; and was led into the house supported on one side by his son , on the other by his son - in - law , lord Mahon . From the first he had protested against the system of policy ...
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... William Clinton . At this time the British and Ame- rican armies lay in position ; the one within the lines of King's - bridge , and the intrenchments at New York ; the other among the strong ground which stretches from the Hudson's on ...
... William Clinton . At this time the British and Ame- rican armies lay in position ; the one within the lines of King's - bridge , and the intrenchments at New York ; the other among the strong ground which stretches from the Hudson's on ...
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... William Pitt . The last , indeed , was the only man of first - rate talent among them ; at least , the others were so lightly esteemed by the House of Commons , that in the first division which took place on the subject of the late ...
... William Pitt . The last , indeed , was the only man of first - rate talent among them ; at least , the others were so lightly esteemed by the House of Commons , that in the first division which took place on the subject of the late ...
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... William Pitt , the greatest statesman and orator of his age , the minister who had saved his country in its hour of deepest danger , who wielded the energies of Great Britain , and controlled her finances during more than twenty years ...
... William Pitt , the greatest statesman and orator of his age , the minister who had saved his country in its hour of deepest danger , who wielded the energies of Great Britain , and controlled her finances during more than twenty years ...
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Page lxxv - Council made under this Act shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within Six Weeks after issuing the same, if Parliament be then sitting, and if not, then within Six Weeks after the commencement of the then next Session of Parliament.
Page cxlix - HISTORY. — Containing the Political History, Geographical Position, and Social State of the Principal Nations of Antiquity, carefully digested from the Ancient Writers, and illustrated by the Discoveries of Modern Scholars and Travelers.
Page clv - NATIONS. •READINGS IN POETRY; A Selection from the Works of the best English Poets, from SPENSER to the present times ; with Specimens of the American Poets ; Notices of the Writers; and Explanatory Notes.
Page 82 - They mutually pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
Page 101 - Scammel now informed him that he had an opportunity to speak, if he desired it ; he raised the handkerchief from his eyes, and said, " I pray you to bear me witness that I meet my fate like a brave man.
Page xxx - A solemn league and covenant for Reformation and Defence of Religion, the honour and happiness of the King, and the peace and safety of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Page 89 - I rejoice that the grave has not closed upon me; that I am still alive to lift up my voice against the dismemberment of this ancient and most noble monarchy! Pressed down as I am by the hand of infirmity, I am little able to assist my country in this most perilous conjuncture; but, my Lords, while I have sense and memory, I will never consent to deprive the royal offspring of the House of Brunswick, the heirs of the Princess Sophia, of their fairest inheritance.
Page 89 - My lords, his Majesty succeeded to an empire as great in extent as its reputation was unsullied. Shall we tarnish the lustre of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and fairest possessions? Shall this great kingdom, that has survived, whole and entire, the Danish depredations, the Scottish inroads...
Page 126 - An Act for establishing certain " regulations for the better management of the affairs of the East India " company, as well in India as in Europe...
Page cviii - effect the reports of the Commissioners ap" pointed to consider the state of the Established " Church in England and Wales, with reference " to ecclesiastical duties and revenues, so far as " they relate to episcopal dioceses, revenues, and