John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 81865 |
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... hills around the pic- turesque town of Cove . In the morning a deputation went on board , consisting of the Marquis of Thomond , head of the house of O'Brien ; the Earl of Bandon , and several of the nobility and gentry of the county ...
... hills around the pic- turesque town of Cove . In the morning a deputation went on board , consisting of the Marquis of Thomond , head of the house of O'Brien ; the Earl of Bandon , and several of the nobility and gentry of the county ...
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... hills on the other side . The brave Hungarian general resolved to follow up his advantages . " Conquer to - day , " he said , " or back behind the Theiss ; such is the alternative ; I know of no third . Damjanics still continues the ...
... hills on the other side . The brave Hungarian general resolved to follow up his advantages . " Conquer to - day , " he said , " or back behind the Theiss ; such is the alternative ; I know of no third . Damjanics still continues the ...
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... hill seemed more than once on the point of overwhelming the British and obliterating their " thin red lines . " Nearly all our officers were killed or wounded . Teesdale was killed while riding over the bridge at the head of his men ...
... hill seemed more than once on the point of overwhelming the British and obliterating their " thin red lines . " Nearly all our officers were killed or wounded . Teesdale was killed while riding over the bridge at the head of his men ...
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... hills , which prevented the belligerents from seeing one another till they were quite near . For some time the contest was maintained on either side by the artillery . Then General Gough ordered the advance of a column of cavalry - the ...
... hills , which prevented the belligerents from seeing one another till they were quite near . For some time the contest was maintained on either side by the artillery . Then General Gough ordered the advance of a column of cavalry - the ...
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... hills , " to enable him to attack the enemy when the treaty , all the territory lying between the river Beas the river was flooded and unfordable , and the Sikhs and the Sutlej was ceded to the British Government . would have no means ...
... hills , " to enable him to attack the enemy when the treaty , all the territory lying between the river Beas the river was flooded and unfordable , and the Sikhs and the Sutlej was ceded to the British Government . would have no means ...
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Page 377 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective — that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 126 - Having once given her sanction to a measure, that it be not arbitrarily altered or modified by the Minister; such an act she must consider as failing in sincerity towards the Crown, and justly to be visited by the exercise of her Constitutional right of dismissing that Minister.
Page 138 - As to Egypt, I quite understand the importance to England of that territory. I can then only say, that if, in the event of a distribution of the Ottoman, succession upon the fall of the empire, you should take possession of Egypt. I shall have no objections to offer. I would say the same thing of Candia : that island might suit you, and I do not know why it should not become an English possession.
Page 115 - Your beloved country has received a place among the fair Churches, which normally constituted, form the splendid aggregate of Catholic Communion : Catholic England has been restored to its orbit in the Ecclesiastical firmament, from which its light had long vanished, and begins now anew its course of regularly adjusted action round the centre of unity, the source of jurisdiction, of light and of vigour.
Page 126 - Crown, and justly to be visited by die exercise of her Constitutional right of dismissing that Minister. She expects to be kept informed of what passes between him and the Foreign Ministers before important decisions are taken, based upon that intercourse; to receive...
Page 123 - These decrees had scarcely been signed by all the members present, and deposited in a place of safety, when a band of soldiers, headed by their officers, sword in hand, appeared at the door, without, however, daring to enter the apartment. The assembly awaited them in perfect silence. The president alone raised his voice, read the decrees which had just been passed to the soldiers, and ordered them to retire. The poor fellows, ashamed of the part they were compelled to play, hesitated.
Page 116 - The recent assumption of certain ecclesiastical titles, conferred by a foreign power, has excited strong feelings in this country, and large bodies of my subjects have presented addresses to me, expressing attachment to the throne, and praying that such assumptions should be resisted. I have assured them of my resolution to maintain the rights of my crown and the independence of the nation against all encroachments, from whatever quarter it may proceed.
Page 123 - ... has passed in full right to the National Assembly. The Judges of the High Court of Justice are enjoined to meet immediately, under pain of forfeiture, to proceed to the judgment of the President and his accomplices ; consequently all the officers and functionaries of power and of public authority are bound to obey all requisitions made in the name of the National Assembly, under pain of forfeiture and high treason. " ' Done and decreed unanimously in public sitting, this 2nd of December, 1851.
Page 137 - I do not attribute this intention to you, but it is better on these occasions to speak plainly ; for my part, I am equally disposed to take the engagement not to establish myself there, as proprietor that is to say, for as...
Page 402 - These times are grave for liberty. We live in the nineteenth century ; we talk of progress; we believe that we are advancing, but can any man of observation who has watched the events of the last few years in Europe have failed to perceive that there is a movement indeed, but a downward and backward movement? There are a few spots in which institutions that claim our sympathy still exist and flourish. They are secondary places — nay, they are almost the holes and corners of Europe so far as mere...