Annual Register, Volume 58Edmund Burke 1817 - History |
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... considered in the nature of an unfinished transaction , a mere historical fact , which could have no influence on our actual affairs . It appearing on the further dis- cussion of the question , that this was a treaty from which Russia ...
... considered in the nature of an unfinished transaction , a mere historical fact , which could have no influence on our actual affairs . It appearing on the further dis- cussion of the question , that this was a treaty from which Russia ...
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... considered the four alternatives for this tax , proposed by an hon . baronet ( Sir James Shaw ) , all founded upon the principle of borrowing instead of raising money , and stated his objections to that principle . Pro- ceeding to the ...
... considered the four alternatives for this tax , proposed by an hon . baronet ( Sir James Shaw ) , all founded upon the principle of borrowing instead of raising money , and stated his objections to that principle . Pro- ceeding to the ...
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... considered was , whether the hon . secretary should participate in the rise , or remain the only exception ; and of this , for reasons stated by the noble lord , there could , he said , be scarcely any difference of opinion . The whole ...
... considered was , whether the hon . secretary should participate in the rise , or remain the only exception ; and of this , for reasons stated by the noble lord , there could , he said , be scarcely any difference of opinion . The whole ...
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... considered as the basis of the right hon . baronet's idea of meliorating the state of the country . " There is no na- tion under the sun that doth love equal and impartial justice better than the Irish , or will rest bet- ter satisfied ...
... considered as the basis of the right hon . baronet's idea of meliorating the state of the country . " There is no na- tion under the sun that doth love equal and impartial justice better than the Irish , or will rest bet- ter satisfied ...
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... considered as a proof of difference of opinion which might defeat the applica- tion of the petitioners to parlia- ment in the present session ; but he thought that the difference , upon examination , would not be found one of a solid ...
... considered as a proof of difference of opinion which might defeat the applica- tion of the petitioners to parlia- ment in the present session ; but he thought that the difference , upon examination , would not be found one of a solid ...
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Page 643 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet — But hark!
Page 644 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 384 - ... subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 644 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in beauty's circle proudly gay ; The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently stern array ! The thunder-clouds close o'er it, which when rent The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent, Rider and horse — friend, foe, — in one red burial blent...
Page 643 - Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell.
Page 643 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blush'd at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 386 - Consuls, for the protection of trade, to reside in the Dominions and territories of the other Party ; but before any Consul shall act as such, he shall in the usual form be approved and admitted by the Government to which he is sent ; and...
Page 310 - Conventicles," provided that any person who should be present at any meeting, under colour or pretence of any exercise of religion, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England...
Page 415 - To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, REGENT 'of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The humble Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Page 643 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell...