A Short History of the English People, Volum 4Macmillan, 1894 - 1906 sider |
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A Short History of the English People, Volum 4 John Richard Green,Kate Norgate Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1895 |
A Short History of the English People, Volum 4 John Richard Green,Alice Stopford Green,Kate Norgate Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1895 |
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Side 1400 - May the great God whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it, and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Side 1489 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Side 1663 - It is therefore ordered, That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Side 1689 - I think it highly proper to apprize you that the expulsion of Mr. Wilkes appears to be very essential, and must be effected...
Side 1660 - Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities ; one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all without annihilating any.
Side 1659 - With the triumph of Wolfe on the heights of Abraham began the history of the United States.
Side 1646 - He was not the master, but the slave of his own speech. So little self-command had he when once he felt the impulse, that he did not like to take part in a debate when his mind was full of an important secret of state. "I must sit still," he once said to Lord Shelburne on such an occasion; "for, when once I am up, everything that is in my mind comes out.
Side 1689 - That Mr. Wilkes, having been in this session of Parliament expelled the House, was and is incapable of being elected a member to serve in the present Parliament;" and it issued a writ for a fresh election.
Side 1705 - 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!
Side 1709 - That Robert Lord Clive did at the same time render great and meritorious services to his country.