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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... , and general Conway , commander in chief of the forces , names of the highest respectability , gave their voices for an entire revocation of the XVL . port duties ; not merely as commercially inex- 20 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
... , and general Conway , commander in chief of the forces , names of the highest respectability , gave their voices for an entire revocation of the XVL . port duties ; not merely as commercially inex- 20 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
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... commander of the Gaspee armed schooner , an officer very obnox- ious by his extraordinary zeal and vigilance in the execution of the revenue laws , falling in with the Providence packet , employed in the trans- portation of goods and ...
... commander of the Gaspee armed schooner , an officer very obnox- ious by his extraordinary zeal and vigilance in the execution of the revenue laws , falling in with the Providence packet , employed in the trans- portation of goods and ...
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... commander of the troops stationed at Boston , was appointed governor of the province . He arrived in that city in the month of May 1774 , and was re- ceived with that dead and melancholy silence which portended a tremendous storm . The ...
... commander of the troops stationed at Boston , was appointed governor of the province . He arrived in that city in the month of May 1774 , and was re- ceived with that dead and melancholy silence which portended a tremendous storm . The ...
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... commander in chief of the continental army . This gentleman had distinguished himself early in life by his gal- lant exertions in the late war , particularly on the memorable day of the defeat of general Brad- dock ; when , at the head ...
... commander in chief of the continental army . This gentleman had distinguished himself early in life by his gal- lant exertions in the late war , particularly on the memorable day of the defeat of general Brad- dock ; when , at the head ...
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... commander , no reason has ever been assign- ed : In the beginning of August , general Wash- ington writing to the president of congress , de- clares himself unable to account for the delay , unless the enemy are waiting in expectation ...
... commander , no reason has ever been assign- ed : In the beginning of August , general Wash- ington writing to the president of congress , de- clares himself unable to account for the delay , unless the enemy are waiting in expectation ...
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Page 295 - 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 120 - 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 293 - 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 299 - 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 115 - 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 115 - 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 139 - 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 88 - 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 60 - ... 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 118 - 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...