The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1830 - History |
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... wives was still unsatisfied , unless she could place them under the direction of her own creatures , for whose abhorrence of every thing like mercy and justice she might have the security of her own per- sonal knowledge . The ...
... wives was still unsatisfied , unless she could place them under the direction of her own creatures , for whose abhorrence of every thing like mercy and justice she might have the security of her own per- sonal knowledge . The ...
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... wife whom he had married ; and , by the end of it , he had provided himself with a third , a princess of Naples . The king and queen of the two Sicilies accompanied their daughter to Spain , taking their way through the south of France ...
... wife whom he had married ; and , by the end of it , he had provided himself with a third , a princess of Naples . The king and queen of the two Sicilies accompanied their daughter to Spain , taking their way through the south of France ...
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... wife pregnant . The governor , how- ever , having heard of this indul- gence , issued an order prohibiting all persons from going out of the gaol after sunset , or before sunrise , and a sentinel was then posted at the gaol gates to ...
... wife pregnant . The governor , how- ever , having heard of this indul- gence , issued an order prohibiting all persons from going out of the gaol after sunset , or before sunrise , and a sentinel was then posted at the gaol gates to ...
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... wife were charged with stealing the clothes of a man who died suddenly while walking along Walworth - common a few days be- fore . The investigation of the charge exhibited an extraordinary instance of the manner in which dead bodies ...
... wife were charged with stealing the clothes of a man who died suddenly while walking along Walworth - common a few days be- fore . The investigation of the charge exhibited an extraordinary instance of the manner in which dead bodies ...
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... wife , and sister , of the prosecutor , confirmed his tes- timony as to the time at which he returned home on the afternoon of the 4th of December . - Mr . Fel- lows stated , that the prosecutor left the counting - house on the 4th of ...
... wife , and sister , of the prosecutor , confirmed his tes- timony as to the time at which he returned home on the afternoon of the 4th of December . - Mr . Fel- lows stated , that the prosecutor left the counting - house on the 4th of ...
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Page 21 - I, AB, do swear. That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical that damnable doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 488 - In a country where offices are created solely for the benefit of the people, no one man has any more intrinsic right to official station than another. Offices were not established to give support to particular men at the public expense. No individual wrong is therefore done by removal, since neither appointment to nor continuance in office is matter of right.
Page 271 - An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland ; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia ; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
Page 364 - I do swear, that I will defend to the utmost of my power the settlement of property within this realm as established by the laws ; and I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this realm ; and I do solemnly swear, that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in the United Kingdom...
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Page 6 - You will consider whether the removal of those disabilities can be effected consistently with the full and permanent security of our establishments in Church and State, with the maintenance of the reformed religion established by law, and of the rights and privileges of the bishops and of the clergy of this realm, and of the churches committed to their charge.
Page 487 - The duties of all public offices are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance; and I can not but believe that more is lost by the long continuance of men in office than is generally to be gained by their experience.
Page 486 - Experience proves that in proportion as agents to execute the will of the people are multiplied there is danger of their wishes being frustrated. Some may be unfaithful; all are liable to err. So far, therefore, as the people can with convenience speak, it is safer for them to express their own will.
Page 230 - In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power, trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority.
Page 487 - The mode may be so regulated as to preserve to each State its present relative weight in the election ; and a failure in the first attempt may be provided for, by confining the second to a choice between the two highest candidates. In connection with such an amendment, it would seem advisable to limit the service of the Chief Magistrate to a single term, of either four or six years.