Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Volume 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... mere appear- ance of coercion would suffice to establish a perfect reconciliation . His grace declared , that he could no longer hesitate as to the part he XVIL BOOK ought to take , being now fully convinced GEORGE III . 169.
... mere appear- ance of coercion would suffice to establish a perfect reconciliation . His grace declared , that he could no longer hesitate as to the part he XVIL BOOK ought to take , being now fully convinced GEORGE III . 169.
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William Belsham. XVIL BOOK ought to take , being now fully convinced that nothing less than a total repeal of the American laws passed since the year 1763 ... XVIL 1775 . On the resignation of the duke 170 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
William Belsham. XVIL BOOK ought to take , being now fully convinced that nothing less than a total repeal of the American laws passed since the year 1763 ... XVIL 1775 . On the resignation of the duke 170 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
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William Belsham ? XVIL 1775 . On the resignation of the duke of Grafton , BOOK lord Dartmouth , whose mild temper was ill cal- culated to enforce the present bloody and coer- cive measures , was advanced to the dignity of lord privy ...
William Belsham ? XVIL 1775 . On the resignation of the duke of Grafton , BOOK lord Dartmouth , whose mild temper was ill cal- culated to enforce the present bloody and coer- cive measures , was advanced to the dignity of lord privy ...
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... XVIL levying a productive revenue from America , was never abandoned ; and that when any thing of that sort was affirmed , nothing more was meant than that it was dropped for the present ; taxa- tion being a matter of secondary ...
... XVIL levying a productive revenue from America , was never abandoned ; and that when any thing of that sort was affirmed , nothing more was meant than that it was dropped for the present ; taxa- tion being a matter of secondary ...
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William Belsham. BOOK fraught with danger and mischief . " The minis- XVIL ter appeared not a little embarrassed on this 1775 . occasion ; and contented himself with saying , " that he was in no shape responsible for the con- duct or ...
William Belsham. BOOK fraught with danger and mischief . " The minis- XVIL ter appeared not a little embarrassed on this 1775 . occasion ; and contented himself with saying , " that he was in no shape responsible for the con- duct or ...
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Page 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!
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...