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Side 2
... thing derived from it , had not been recently overthrown ; if we should observe among them some traces of party spirit , or struggles for power , was it to be wondered at un- der such circumstances , or were we ourselves free from blame ...
... thing derived from it , had not been recently overthrown ; if we should observe among them some traces of party spirit , or struggles for power , was it to be wondered at un- der such circumstances , or were we ourselves free from blame ...
Side 6
... thing depended upon promptitude of action , and taking advantage of a small portion of time ; and yet two months pass away before the army is even put in march to join the Spanish troops : and the general who commanded in chief , in ...
... thing depended upon promptitude of action , and taking advantage of a small portion of time ; and yet two months pass away before the army is even put in march to join the Spanish troops : and the general who commanded in chief , in ...
Side 11
... thing for our own safety and inde- pendence ? " With regard to the measures al- ready adopted by ministry , when the period came for discussing them , he was prepared to vindicate them , both in whole and in part ; but he could not even ...
... thing for our own safety and inde- pendence ? " With regard to the measures al- ready adopted by ministry , when the period came for discussing them , he was prepared to vindicate them , both in whole and in part ; but he could not even ...
Side 12
... thing was done in the tone of conciliation , as far as the interests , the honour , and the rights of the country could allow ; and those were things which no con- siderations should prevail upon us to impair . On the vindication of ...
... thing was done in the tone of conciliation , as far as the interests , the honour , and the rights of the country could allow ; and those were things which no con- siderations should prevail upon us to impair . On the vindication of ...
Side 19
... thing like a promise of the reform of any of the evils of the old government , nor with any thing like an amelioration of the condition of the people of Spain . As to the address , there were some parts which had his concurrence , and ...
... thing like a promise of the reform of any of the evils of the old government , nor with any thing like an amelioration of the condition of the people of Spain . As to the address , there were some parts which had his concurrence , and ...
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Side 290 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Side 83 - Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low ? The...
Side 329 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person.
Side 791 - I need not say that this opinion is neither founded in any sentiment of personal hostility, nor in a desire of unnecessarily prolonging political differences. To compose, not to inflame, the divisions of the Empire has always been my anxious wish, and is now more than ever the duty of every loyal subject. But my accession to the existing Administration could...
Side 419 - ... communications between himself and the American government had been put an end to, replied, that the explanation had been previously made, before his arrival, by Mr Erskine ; and that as Mr Smith, in the conversation which they had held, had made no complaint of the disavowal, it...
Side 794 - I shall shew myself beyond the Pyrenees, the frightened leopard will fly to the ocean to avoid shame, defeat, and death. The triumph of my arms will be the triumph of the genius of good over that of evil, of moderation, order, and morality, over civil war, anarchy, and the bad passions.
Side 491 - Ferdinand, never, in any case, to cede to France any portion of the territories or possessions of the Spanish monarchy in any part of the world.
Side 171 - I have waited with the greatest anxiety until the committee appointed by the house of commons to inquire into my conduct, as commander-in-chief of his majesty's army, had closed its examinations, and I now hope that it will not be deemed improper to address this letter, through you, to the house of commons.
Side 107 - I wish it to be apparent to the whole world, as it is to every individual of the army, that we have done every thing in our power in support of the Spanish cause, and that we do not abandon it until long after the Spaniards had abandoned us.
Side 414 - France, and the powers adopting and acting under the French decrees, should be at liberty to capture all such American vessels as might be found attempting to trade with the ports of any of those powers; without which security, it was stated, for the observance of the embargo, the raising it nominally with respect to Great Britain alone, would, in fact, raise it with respect to all the world. It was added, that His Majesty, upon receiving a distinct and official recognition of these three conditions,...