The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumen 12Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1823 |
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... never was a period in the history of the world when so general an anxie- ty prevailed to preserve the peace , when the causes of disturbance were so completely removed , when na- tions and sovereigns were more di- vested of ambition and ...
... never was a period in the history of the world when so general an anxie- ty prevailed to preserve the peace , when the causes of disturbance were so completely removed , when na- tions and sovereigns were more di- vested of ambition and ...
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... never cease to feel for the person , character , and government of their sovereign . The act of 1812 had made it imperative upon the Queen to maintain all the offices , both at Windsor and London ; and in case of vacancies , to fill ...
... never cease to feel for the person , character , and government of their sovereign . The act of 1812 had made it imperative upon the Queen to maintain all the offices , both at Windsor and London ; and in case of vacancies , to fill ...
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... never have been meant , that as much of the whole sum might be placed at the disposal of the King as private property ; for , in that case , his Majesty might , if he thought fit , consider L. 600,000 as his private property as well as ...
... never have been meant , that as much of the whole sum might be placed at the disposal of the King as private property ; for , in that case , his Majesty might , if he thought fit , consider L. 600,000 as his private property as well as ...
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... never pro- posed to interfere with the privy purse in the manner now suggested . And would it be fair , would it be just , to interfere now , to disappoint expectations so reasonably formed , or to alter dispositions made on such ...
... never pro- posed to interfere with the privy purse in the manner now suggested . And would it be fair , would it be just , to interfere now , to disappoint expectations so reasonably formed , or to alter dispositions made on such ...
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... never to lose sight ; and it was this - the annual expense was stated to be L.16,237,000 ; but neither the whole of this , nor any thing like the whole of it , was paid for troops actually on foot , but a large part , L. 4,358,000 ...
... never to lose sight ; and it was this - the annual expense was stated to be L.16,237,000 ; but neither the whole of this , nor any thing like the whole of it , was paid for troops actually on foot , but a large part , L. 4,358,000 ...
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