A history of the political life of the rt. hon. W. Pitt, by John Gifford, Volume 6 |
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... empire , and to be deserving of public acknowledgement . In the paper in question , he displayed a justness of conception , a soundness of judgment , and a fund of good sense , which had very seldom been manifested by any of the ...
... empire , and to be deserving of public acknowledgement . In the paper in question , he displayed a justness of conception , a soundness of judgment , and a fund of good sense , which had very seldom been manifested by any of the ...
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... empire on the Continent . But the Turks did not confine themselves to strong expressions , they displayed a resolution to call all their re- sources into action , and to direct them against the common enemy . The King of Naples ...
... empire on the Continent . But the Turks did not confine themselves to strong expressions , they displayed a resolution to call all their re- sources into action , and to direct them against the common enemy . The King of Naples ...
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... empire would not suffer a handful of sand to be taken from their Egyptian terri- tory ; that every Mussulman would fly to arms for the deliverance of those blessed lands ; and that if the chastisement of the Beys of Egypt were necessary ...
... empire would not suffer a handful of sand to be taken from their Egyptian terri- tory ; that every Mussulman would fly to arms for the deliverance of those blessed lands ; and that if the chastisement of the Beys of Egypt were necessary ...
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... empire , the Porte would never consent to the passage of French troops through her territory , to act against the British settlements ; and that , in short , should even their expedition to Egypt have no other object than this , it ...
... empire , the Porte would never consent to the passage of French troops through her territory , to act against the British settlements ; and that , in short , should even their expedition to Egypt have no other object than this , it ...
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... empire , had , in the first instance , been turned to the confusion of its authors ; and the blow thus given to the power and influence of France , had afforded an opening which , if improved by suitable exer- tions on the part of other ...
... empire , had , in the first instance , been turned to the confusion of its authors ; and the blow thus given to the power and influence of France , had afforded an opening which , if improved by suitable exer- tions on the part of other ...
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Page 372 - How can the two most enlightened nations of Europe, powerful and strong beyond what their safety and independence require, sacrifice to ideas of vain greatness the benefits of commerce, internal prosperity, and the happiness of families?
Page 188 - Ireland have severally agreed and resolved, that, in order to promote and secure the essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the strength, power and resources of the British empire, it will be adviseable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 640 - I am sure you must be aware that his Majesty cannot, and never will, in consequence of any representation or any menace from a foreign power, make any concession which can be in the smallest degree dangerous to the liberty of the press, as secured by the constitution of this country.
Page 238 - That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he will be graciously pleased to issue a Commission for inquiring into the defects, occasioned by time and otherwise, in the Laws of this realm, and into the measures necessary for removing the same.
Page 578 - ... carrying the measure with all its advantages, and they have retired from his majesty's service, considering this line of conduct as most likely to contribute to its ultimate success.
Page 527 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the protestant reformed religion established by law ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? — King or queen. All this I promise to do.
Page 191 - ... by Great Britain and Ireland respectively. That for a number of years to be limited, the future ordinary expenses of the united kingdom, in peace or war, shall be defrayed by Great Britain and Ireland jointly, according to such proportions as shall be established by the respective parliaments previous to the union...
Page 215 - Ireland; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline and government of the said United Church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the Church of England; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united Church, as the Established Church of England and Ireland...
Page 795 - that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to give directions that the remains of the Right Hon. William Pitt be interred at the public charge; and that a monument be erected in the collegiate church of St. Peter, Westminster, to the memory of that excellent statesman, with an inscription expressive of the public sense of so great and irreparable a loss, and to assure His Majesty that this House will make good the expenses attending the same.
Page 189 - ... the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and that such a number of lords spiritual and temporal, and such a number of members of the house of commons as shall be hereafter agreed upon by acts of the respective parliaments as aforesaid, shall sit and vote in. the said parliament on the part of Ireland, and shall be summoned, chosen, and returned, in such manner as shall be fixed by an act of the parliament of Ireland previous to the said union ; and that every member...