Annual Register, Volume 46Edmund Burke 1805 - History |
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Page 120
... called upon to make sacrifices of some of our pri- vileges , for the preservation of the remainder . Those bills were past in the last session , upon the actual breaking out of an insurrection in Ireland , and from all the evidence that ...
... called upon to make sacrifices of some of our pri- vileges , for the preservation of the remainder . Those bills were past in the last session , upon the actual breaking out of an insurrection in Ireland , and from all the evidence that ...
Page 125
... called upon to relax the powers of government ? Is it for traitors noto- riously conspiring against the go- vernment , and against the loyal sub- jects of that country ? " From the language used by that right honour- able gentleman , at ...
... called upon to relax the powers of government ? Is it for traitors noto- riously conspiring against the go- vernment , and against the loyal sub- jects of that country ? " From the language used by that right honour- able gentleman , at ...
Page 131
... called an army of reserve . He also thought they had been culpably remiss in not erecting such works and fortifi- cations as would obstruct the enemy , either in their landing , or in their march upon the metropolis ; and strongly ...
... called an army of reserve . He also thought they had been culpably remiss in not erecting such works and fortifi- cations as would obstruct the enemy , either in their landing , or in their march upon the metropolis ; and strongly ...
Page 135
... called those people " nature's fools " who thought o- therwise , they should have made greater exertions , and have had more than 300,000 muskets ready . It was no surprising thing that the greater part of the nation should demand arms ...
... called those people " nature's fools " who thought o- therwise , they should have made greater exertions , and have had more than 300,000 muskets ready . It was no surprising thing that the greater part of the nation should demand arms ...
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... called ) of their officers . It was given to most of the volunteers dur- ing the last war . He should ask , was it given them by law , or by the connivance of the crown ? If it were by law , he thought it should be general ; if it were ...
... called ) of their officers . It was given to most of the volunteers dur- ing the last war . He should ask , was it given them by law , or by the connivance of the crown ? If it were by law , he thought it should be general ; if it were ...
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Page 104 - ... GENERAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THE Hagerman Collection HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE JAMES J. HAGERMAN OF CLASS OF '61 IN THE HANDS OF Professor Charles Kendall Adams. 1883. HA' ) = ..R887 JOURNAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY OP LONDON.
Page 882 - On the morning of that day, his attendants, alarmed at the evident symptoms of approaching dissolution, came precipitately to call the friend who has now the melancholy task of recording the mournful event: not a moment was lost in repairing to his house. He was lying on his bed in a posture of meditation ; and the only symptom of remaining life, was a small degree of motion in the heart, which after a few seconds ceased, and he expired without a pang or groan.
Page 484 - Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Page 855 - ... society. Its tendency to produce aggression on the laws and rights of other nations, and to endanger the peace of our own is so obvious, that I doubt not you will adopt measures for restraining it effectually in future.