Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Volumen 4J. Murray, 1867 |
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... Duty Bill - The Volunteers - Renewed conspiracies in Ireland - Murder of Lord Kilwarden .. 32 CHAPTER XXXVI . 1803 . Occupation of Hanover by the French- Preparations of the First Consul for invading England --M . Thiers's account of ...
... Duty Bill - The Volunteers - Renewed conspiracies in Ireland - Murder of Lord Kilwarden .. 32 CHAPTER XXXVI . 1803 . Occupation of Hanover by the French- Preparations of the First Consul for invading England --M . Thiers's account of ...
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... duty , and a distinct knowledge that his services ( such as they may be ) are wished and thought essential , both in the highest quarter and by all those with whom ( in consequence of any arrangements that might be formed on that ground ) ...
... duty , and a distinct knowledge that his services ( such as they may be ) are wished and thought essential , both in the highest quarter and by all those with whom ( in consequence of any arrangements that might be formed on that ground ) ...
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... Duty Bill - The Volunteers - Renewed conspiracies in Ireland - Murder of Lord Kilwarden . BOTH to attend his mother's funeral , and to keep his appointment with the First Lord of the Treasury , Pitt set out from Walmer Castle on the 9th ...
... Duty Bill - The Volunteers - Renewed conspiracies in Ireland - Murder of Lord Kilwarden . BOTH to attend his mother's funeral , and to keep his appointment with the First Lord of the Treasury , Pitt set out from Walmer Castle on the 9th ...
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... duty to his Sovereign had he , in commercial phrase , offered a second - rate article when he might have secured a first - rate . As little can Addington be blamed for adhering to the principles of his own government , and seeking to ex ...
... duty to his Sovereign had he , in commercial phrase , offered a second - rate article when he might have secured a first - rate . As little can Addington be blamed for adhering to the principles of his own government , and seeking to ex ...
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... duty to resume without further delay his attendance in the House of Commons . He announced to his friends that he was coming up , and would take part in the discussion on the 23rd . " But what does he mean to say of the Ministers ...
... duty to resume without further delay his attendance in the House of Commons . He announced to his friends that he was coming up , and would take part in the discussion on the 23rd . " But what does he mean to say of the Ministers ...
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Página 346 - I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me ; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.
Página 78 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations; — all were his! He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they?
Página 410 - ... magna eloquentia, sicut flamma, materia alitur et motibus excitatur et urendo clarescit. eadem ratio in nostra quoque civitate antiquorum eloquentiam provexit. nam etsi horum quoque temporum oratores ea consecuti sunt, quae...
Página 397 - What grave," exclaimed Lord Wellesley, " contains such a father and such a son ! What sepulchre embosoms the remains of so much human excellence and glory...
Página 295 - I confess, Sir, and I am not ashamed to confess it, that whatever may be my deference to the House of Commons, and however anxious I may be to accede to their wishes, I certainly felt a deep and bitter pang in being compelled to be the instrument of rendering still more severe the punishment of the Noble Lord.
Página 302 - I do not feel myself now called upon to give, and nothing shall induce me to enter into further details upon this subject. I shall, therefore, now content myself with stating, that the circumstances which made me feel that it was then improper to bring forward this question, and which led to the resignation of the then administration, have made so deep, so lasting an impression upon my mind, that, so long as those circumstances continue to operate, I shall feel it a duty imposed upon me not only...
Página 255 - My lords and gentlemen, In considering the great efforts and sacrifices which the nature of the contest requires, it is a peculiar satisfaction to me, to observe the many proofs of the internal wealth and prosperity of the country.
Página 409 - William Dundas, signified that it would give him pleasure to find some opportunity of advancing the fortunes of such a writer. " I remember," writes this gentleman, " at Mr Pitt's table in 1805, the Chancellor asked me about you and your then situation, and after I had answered him, Mr Pitt observed — ' He can't remain as he is,' and desired me to
Página 175 - I have had another interview to-day, not quite, I am sorry to say, so satisfactory as that of Monday. I do not think there was any thing positively wrong, but there was a hurry of spirits, and an excessive love of talking, which showed that either the airing of this morning, or the seeing so many persons, and conversing so much during these three days, has rather tended to disturb.
Página 284 - Abbot, after looking as white as a sheet, and pausing for ten minutes, gave the casting vote against us. Pitt immediately put on the little cocked hat that he was in the habit of wearing when dressed for the evening, and jammed it deeply over his forehead, and I distinctly saw the tears trickling down his cheeks. We had overheard one or two, such as Colonel Wardle (of notorious memory), say they would see 'how Billy looked after it.