Annual Register, Volume 46Edmund Burke 1805 - History |
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... object of the war , and must be attended to before any other consideration . Government , however , had not been inattentive to active operations , and had made im- portant acquisitions of territory in the West Indies . He considered ...
... object of the war , and must be attended to before any other consideration . Government , however , had not been inattentive to active operations , and had made im- portant acquisitions of territory in the West Indies . He considered ...
Page 118
... object to address , nor to dispute the ements of the mover and second- but merely to advert to two ats , one of which was omitted , the other particularly alluded in the king's speech . The first the mediation of Russia , re- cting ...
... object to address , nor to dispute the ements of the mover and second- but merely to advert to two ats , one of which was omitted , the other particularly alluded in the king's speech . The first the mediation of Russia , re- cting ...
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... object , they should make the profession of the soldier as attractive as possible ; they should change the period of service from life , to that of a term of years . They should adopt some , VOL . XLVI . plan for rendering service in ...
... object , they should make the profession of the soldier as attractive as possible ; they should change the period of service from life , to that of a term of years . They should adopt some , VOL . XLVI . plan for rendering service in ...
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... object of government to dress them up like soldiers , merely to frighten the French . He feared , indeed , the whole system was fit for little else than to be set upon a hill and looked at . He agreed with Mr. Pitt in the hope that we ...
... object of government to dress them up like soldiers , merely to frighten the French . He feared , indeed , the whole system was fit for little else than to be set upon a hill and looked at . He agreed with Mr. Pitt in the hope that we ...
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... object of this bill , was princi- , pally to remedy the practical incon- veniences that arose ; first , in the election of officers ; secondly , in the power of the committees ; and thirdly , as to the right of resigna- tion . As to the ...
... object of this bill , was princi- , pally to remedy the practical incon- veniences that arose ; first , in the election of officers ; secondly , in the power of the committees ; and thirdly , as to the right of resigna- tion . As to the ...
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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.