The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volumen 12J. Ballantyne and Company, 1823 |
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... given great additional security and consolidation to our In- dian Empire . The nucleus of dis- content has been destroyed ; pro- tection insured to the peaceable in habitants of the plains : and the Ne- paul frontier erected at once ...
... given great additional security and consolidation to our In- dian Empire . The nucleus of dis- content has been destroyed ; pro- tection insured to the peaceable in habitants of the plains : and the Ne- paul frontier erected at once ...
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... given to their restless and perfidious supporters , the Mahratta powers . The renewal of the commercial treaty with the United States , from which he antici- pated the greatest advantages , next engaged his attention , and formed , he ...
... given to their restless and perfidious supporters , the Mahratta powers . The renewal of the commercial treaty with the United States , from which he antici- pated the greatest advantages , next engaged his attention , and formed , he ...
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... given cer- tain allowances for superannuation , and this would afford the house a precedent for continuing the same power to her Majesty's successor . He did not apprehend that any dif- ference of opinion should prevail , upon this ...
... given cer- tain allowances for superannuation , and this would afford the house a precedent for continuing the same power to her Majesty's successor . He did not apprehend that any dif- ference of opinion should prevail , upon this ...
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... given to the Duke of York , he should say , that any extra expense to which his Royal Highness might be put in the care of his Majesty , ought most undoubtedly to be defrayed by the public , be the sum great or small ; but if that sum ...
... given to the Duke of York , he should say , that any extra expense to which his Royal Highness might be put in the care of his Majesty , ought most undoubtedly to be defrayed by the public , be the sum great or small ; but if that sum ...
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... given up , he knew not . The next subject of dif- ficulty that occurred was the question whether the ladies were not only to have their salaries continued , but also their allowances . It was pro- posed that allowances should be given ...
... given up , he knew not . The next subject of dif- ficulty that occurred was the question whether the ladies were not only to have their salaries continued , but also their allowances . It was pro- posed that allowances should be given ...
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Página 324 - Thy people ; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations.
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Página 330 - It is needless to say, that with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing than wise, and had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial treasures of knowledge. No man could be more social in his > spirit, less assuming or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. He rather liked to...
Página 331 - Scotland in autumn 1817. Indeed, it was after that time that he applied himself, with all the ardour of early life, to the invention of a machine for mechanically copying all sorts of sculpture and statuary ; — and distributed among his friends some of its earliest performances, as the productions of " a young artist, just entering on his eighty-third year !" This happy and useful life came, at last, to a gentle close.
Página 329 - But these are poor and narrow views of its importance. It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible, all over the world, the materials of wealth and prosperity. It has armed the feeble hand of man, in short, with a power to which no limits can be assigned; completed the dominion of mind over the most refractory qualities of matter; and laid a sure foundation for all those future miracles of mechanical power which are to aid and reward...
Página 323 - Character which endeared him to his friends, and shed a grace and a dignity over all the society in which he moved. The same admirable taste which is conspicuous in his writings, or rather the higher principles from which that taste was but an emanation, spread a similar charm over his whole life and conversation ; and gave to the most learned Philosopher of his day the manners and deportment of the most perfect Gentleman.
Página 91 - Guilty was announced as the verdict on James Wolfe- George Wolfe was found Not Guilty. The two wretched convicts stood unmoved. George Wolfe bowed his head, and was scarcely able to utter, " I thank you," when he heard himself acquitted. When they were asked successively what they had to say why sentence of death should not be pronounced, John Eden said he was innocent, and went into a confused statement of perjuries against him, and of his having never seen the man in his life. James Wolfe said,...
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