Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Volumen 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... BOOK landed under cover of a considerable fleet , con- sisting of fourteen ships of war of different de- scriptions , lying in the harbour of Boston , with their broadsides to the town ; and marching in- to this metropolis with bayonets ...
... BOOK landed under cover of a considerable fleet , con- sisting of fourteen ships of war of different de- scriptions , lying in the harbour of Boston , with their broadsides to the town ; and marching in- to this metropolis with bayonets ...
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William Belsham. XVI . 1768 . doing . Why will you deceive yourselves and BOOK us ? You know that it is not this or that place only that disputes your right , but every part . They tell you ... BOOK ercion , will ever avail GEORGE III . 13.
William Belsham. XVI . 1768 . doing . Why will you deceive yourselves and BOOK us ? You know that it is not this or that place only that disputes your right , but every part . They tell you ... BOOK ercion , will ever avail GEORGE III . 13.
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... BOOK in and before his majesty's courts within the said colony ; and that sending accused persons to be tried beyond the seas is highly derogatory to the rights of British subjects . " These resolutions were followed by a humble address ...
... BOOK in and before his majesty's courts within the said colony ; and that sending accused persons to be tried beyond the seas is highly derogatory to the rights of British subjects . " These resolutions were followed by a humble address ...
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William Belsham. XVI . port duties ; not merely as commercially inex- BOOK pedient , but constitutionally erroneous . They were opposed by the lord president Gower ... BOOK my sentiments to your lordship before the letter XVI GEORGE III . 21.
William Belsham. XVI . port duties ; not merely as commercially inex- BOOK pedient , but constitutionally erroneous . They were opposed by the lord president Gower ... BOOK my sentiments to your lordship before the letter XVI GEORGE III . 21.
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William Belsham. XVI . 1770 Adams , counsel for the prisoners , and themselves BOOK warm partisans of liberty , exerted their utmost ability in their defence . " We must , " said one of ... BOOK again prorogued to September . GEORGE III . 25.
William Belsham. XVI . 1770 Adams , counsel for the prisoners , and themselves BOOK warm partisans of liberty , exerted their utmost ability in their defence . " We must , " said one of ... BOOK again prorogued to September . GEORGE III . 25.
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Página 315 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Página 122 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests; not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness, of the human race.
Página 313 - I cannot, my lords, I will not, join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment : it is not a time for adulation ; the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Página 319 - I call upon the honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord* frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
Página 117 - Brusa and Smyrna. Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. The Sultan gets such obedience as he can. He governs with a loose rein, that he may govern at all ; and the whole of the force and vigor of his authority in his centre, is derived from a prudent relaxation, in all his borders.
Página 117 - Nothing worse happens to you than does to all nations who have extensive empire, and it happens in all the forms into which empire can be thrown. In large bodies the circulation of power must be less vigorous at the extremities.
Página 141 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Página 90 - This glorious spirit of Whiggism animates three millions in America ; who prefer poverty with liberty to gilded chains and sordid affluence ; and who will die in defence of their rights as men, as freemen.
Página 62 - ... a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.
Página 120 - My idea, therefore, without considering whether we yield as matter of right or grant as matter of favor, is, to admit the people of our colonies into an interest in the Constitution, and, by recording that admission in the...