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Page 132
... said , to guard against the secret artifices and ma- chinations of the enemy ) to be vi- gilant and active in detecting and feizing all Britifh emiffaries and fpies , that they might be brought to condign punishment : that the officers ...
... said , to guard against the secret artifices and ma- chinations of the enemy ) to be vi- gilant and active in detecting and feizing all Britifh emiffaries and fpies , that they might be brought to condign punishment : that the officers ...
Page 140
... said that he had written , by the king's orders , to Mr. Grenville , then at Paris , to authorize him to offer to the American agents , to re- " cognize the independence of the United States in the first infiance , and and not to ...
... said that he had written , by the king's orders , to Mr. Grenville , then at Paris , to authorize him to offer to the American agents , to re- " cognize the independence of the United States in the first infiance , and and not to ...
Page 141
... said he , " of my grief and astonishment , when , during the illness of my noble friend , an- other language was heard in the cabinet , and the noble earl and his friends began to confider the above letter as containing offers only of a ...
... said he , " of my grief and astonishment , when , during the illness of my noble friend , an- other language was heard in the cabinet , and the noble earl and his friends began to confider the above letter as containing offers only of a ...
Page 172
... said it would have been a matter of great pride to him , to find that the only fet of men to whom no objections could be made was that small party with whom he had the honour to be , in a more particular manner , con- nected . This very ...
... said it would have been a matter of great pride to him , to find that the only fet of men to whom no objections could be made was that small party with whom he had the honour to be , in a more particular manner , con- nected . This very ...
Page 299
... said : My Lords and Gentlemen , It is his majesty's royal will and pleasure , that this parliament be prorogued to Tuesday the ninth day of September next , to be then here holden : and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuef ...
... said : My Lords and Gentlemen , It is his majesty's royal will and pleasure , that this parliament be prorogued to Tuesday the ninth day of September next , to be then here holden : and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuef ...
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Page 151 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Page 150 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw.
Page 308 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 149 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Page 148 - Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 308 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 308 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 308 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 308 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Page 151 - Well done! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound!