 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,...  The family history of England - Page 89by George Robert Gleig - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...; but, my lords, while I have sense, aud memory, I never will consent to tarnish the Untre of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and...the world, now fall prostrate before the house of H -n.iuHi- It is impossible. 1 am пы. I confias, well informed of the resources of this kingdom ;... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...empire, as great in extent as unsullied in its reputation. Shall we taniish the reputation 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,... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 380 pages
...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,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1811 - 536 pages
...have sense and memory, I never will "consent to tarnish the lustre of this nation by anignomi" nious surrender of its rights and fairest possessions. "...world, now fall "prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. " I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of " this kingdom ; but I... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...; but, my lords, while I have sense and memory, I never will consent to tarnish the lustre of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and...world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom; but I trust... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 748 pages
...my lords, while I have sense and memory, I never will consent to tarnish the lustre of this n;ition by an ignominious surrender of its rights and fairest...world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. J am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom; but I trust... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 736 pages
...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,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1816 - 834 pages
...but, my lords, while I have " sense and memory, I never will consent to tarnish the lustre " of this nation by an ignominious surrender of its rights and..."world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It ia '* impossible. I am not, 1 confess, well informed of the resources '* of this kingdom ; but... | |
 | Edward Holt - Great Britain - 1820 - 520 pages
...country in this most perilous conjuncture ; but, my Lords, while I have sense and memory, I never will consent to tarnish the lustre of the nation by an...world, now fall prostrate before the House of Bourbon ? It is impossible. lam not, I must confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom ; but,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1820 - 502 pages
...and memory, I never will consent to tarnish " the lustre of this nation by an ignominious sur" render of its rights and fairest possessions. Shall " a people so lately the terror of the world, now cc 3 " fall CHAP. " fall prostrate before' the house of Bourbon? It is xx" " impossible. I am not,... | |
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