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Page 148
... called themselves his confidential ser- vants , " and it appeared to him inde- cent for ministers to insinuate , that any measure , for the benefit of the state , and the security of the mo- narchy , could be injurious to the royal ...
... called themselves his confidential ser- vants , " and it appeared to him inde- cent for ministers to insinuate , that any measure , for the benefit of the state , and the security of the mo- narchy , could be injurious to the royal ...
Page 149
... called out upon duty , an immense deal of time would be lost in canvassing and balloting . He then entered into a comparison of the quantity of arms in the tower at different periods , in order to prove , that there never was a time ...
... called out upon duty , an immense deal of time would be lost in canvassing and balloting . He then entered into a comparison of the quantity of arms in the tower at different periods , in order to prove , that there never was a time ...
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... called this insurrection , and that in 1798 , " contemptible , " should have the answer of the duke of Marlborough parodied . " If the rioters were contemptible , how much more so were those , who had nearly been beaten by them . " Lord ...
... called this insurrection , and that in 1798 , " contemptible , " should have the answer of the duke of Marlborough parodied . " If the rioters were contemptible , how much more so were those , who had nearly been beaten by them . " Lord ...
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... called the flo- tilla , he was also mistaken , and many of them were in such wretched order , that they could not go from Portsmouth to Spithead , except in a calm . He would contend , that if a proper number of light vessels had been ...
... called the flo- tilla , he was also mistaken , and many of them were in such wretched order , that they could not go from Portsmouth to Spithead , except in a calm . He would contend , that if a proper number of light vessels had been ...
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... called for those exertions . It was also necessary to consider the naval administration generally , as an entire system , and not separate- ly , in every part . It was often ne- cessary to sacrifice an object of in- ferior consequence ...
... called for those exertions . It was also necessary to consider the naval administration generally , as an entire system , and not separate- ly , in every part . It was often ne- cessary to sacrifice an object of in- ferior consequence ...
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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.