A Popular History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Accession of Victoria, Volumen5D. Estes and C. E. Lauriat, 1881 |
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... suffer- ing was extreme ; most of the peasantry were utterly illiterate ; their chief promised them all this world's goods and eternal glory . A crowd gathered about him ; and when the author- ities sought to disperse them , a constable ...
... suffer- ing was extreme ; most of the peasantry were utterly illiterate ; their chief promised them all this world's goods and eternal glory . A crowd gathered about him ; and when the author- ities sought to disperse them , a constable ...
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... suffered a hint of his opinions or wishes to get abroad ; but a crisis had now arrived at which it was necessary for him to declare his intentions . He had no right and no wish to dictate to the con- vention . All that he claimed for ...
... suffered a hint of his opinions or wishes to get abroad ; but a crisis had now arrived at which it was necessary for him to declare his intentions . He had no right and no wish to dictate to the con- vention . All that he claimed for ...
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... suffering , Dr. Brydon brought news of the disaster which had over- whelmed the English column . Alone of all who had left Cabul on the 6th of January , he remained alive and at liberty , and he brought word to the English general that ...
... suffering , Dr. Brydon brought news of the disaster which had over- whelmed the English column . Alone of all who had left Cabul on the 6th of January , he remained alive and at liberty , and he brought word to the English general that ...
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... suffered . A hope of deliverance supported the prisoners , for signs of weakness were evident in the position of Akbar Khan . The same conviction made its way among the inferior chiefs , to whom the custody of the English prisoners was ...
... suffered . A hope of deliverance supported the prisoners , for signs of weakness were evident in the position of Akbar Khan . The same conviction made its way among the inferior chiefs , to whom the custody of the English prisoners was ...
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... suffering as was compatible with the end in view . I sincerely hope that the general result of this and the other measures will be ample compensation for any individual suffering that may be inflicted ; and that they will increase the ...
... suffering as was compatible with the end in view . I sincerely hope that the general result of this and the other measures will be ample compensation for any individual suffering that may be inflicted ; and that they will increase the ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 362 - ... the banner which we now carry in this fight, though perhaps at some moment it may droop over our sinking heads, yet it soon again will float in the eye of Heaven, and it will be borne by the firm hands of the united people of the three kingdoms, perhaps not to an easy, but to a certain and to a not far distant victory.
Página 132 - England; and whether, as the Roman in days of old, held himself free from indignity when he could say "Civis Romanus sum" (I am a Roman citizen), so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him against injustice and wrong.
Página 334 - Alabama claims. And whereas Her Britannic Majesty has authorized her High Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries to express in a friendly spirit the regret felt by Her Majesty's Government for the escape, under whatever circumstances, of the Alabama and other vessels from British ports, and for the depredations committed by those vessels.
Página 334 - First, to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruis* or to carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace...
Página 334 - Queen, and the others respectively by the President of the United States, the King of Italy, the President of the Swiss Confederation, and the Emperor of Brazil.
Página 136 - Your beloved country has received a place among the fair churches which, normally constituted, form the splendid aggregate of Catholic communion ; Catholic England has been restored to its orbit in the ecclesiastical firmament from which its light had long vanished, and begins now anew its course of regularly adjusted action round the centre of unity, the source of jurisdiction, of light, and of vigour.
Página 365 - Your attention will again be called to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament ; and I trust that your deliberations, conducted in a spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, without unduly disturbing the balance of political power, shall freely extend the elective franchise.
Página 28 - In the discussion which followed in the House of Commons, Sir Robert Peel observed that her Majesty had 'the singular good fortune to be able to gratify her private feelings, while she performs her public duty, and to obtain the best guarantee for happiness by contracting an alliance founded on affection.
Página 236 - In the House of Lords, lord Kingston moved for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the state of the Protestant church in the province of Munster.
Página 236 - an insolent barbarian, wielding authority at Canton, violated the British flag, broke the engagements of treaties, offered rewards for the heads of British subjects in that part of China, and planned their destruction by murder, assassination, and poison.