Annual Register, Volume 46Edmund Burke 1805 - History |
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... principle laid down by Mr. Fox , that having provided against the immediate danger , every effort ought to be used to ... principles of it , and supposed that , by some regulations , which were not difficult to point out , it might be ...
... principle laid down by Mr. Fox , that having provided against the immediate danger , every effort ought to be used to ... principles of it , and supposed that , by some regulations , which were not difficult to point out , it might be ...
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... principle of adopting a system of conciliation ; he was , therefore , not over ready to give implicit credit to every story that was brought him of intended insurrection . It was not to be ex- pected that government should have been ...
... principle of adopting a system of conciliation ; he was , therefore , not over ready to give implicit credit to every story that was brought him of intended insurrection . It was not to be ex- pected that government should have been ...
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... principles . No man wished more ardently than himself , to see the military system of the country put on such a permanent footing as would give the nation that sort of tranquillity , which arises from con- scious strength . Our regular ...
... principles . No man wished more ardently than himself , to see the military system of the country put on such a permanent footing as would give the nation that sort of tranquillity , which arises from con- scious strength . Our regular ...
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... principles . He thought the volu teers might be extremely useful in desultory warfare , but did not co sider them as ... principle upon which the volunteer system was founded , and the ancient and undoubted prerogative of the crown to ...
... principles . He thought the volu teers might be extremely useful in desultory warfare , but did not co sider them as ... principle upon which the volunteer system was founded , and the ancient and undoubted prerogative of the crown to ...
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... principle of the bill would be gene- rally approved of , whatever objec- tions might be found to particular clauses . Many persons thought the volunteer system had within itself the principles of its own dissolution . He felt too much ...
... principle of the bill would be gene- rally approved of , whatever objec- tions might be found to particular clauses . Many persons thought the volunteer system had within itself the principles of its own dissolution . He felt too much ...
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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.