Guizot's Popular History of England : from the Accession of Victoria, 1837-1874D. Estes and C.E. Lauriat, 1881 - 539 páginas |
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... honor and strength of free countries that new and fruitful ideas always find some brave mind and persevering will to defend and propagate them . Gov- ernment was not convinced of the practical utility of Mr. Hill's proposition ...
... honor and strength of free countries that new and fruitful ideas always find some brave mind and persevering will to defend and propagate them . Gov- ernment was not convinced of the practical utility of Mr. Hill's proposition ...
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... honor to himself and with benefit to the public . A strong party was for a regency . It was for the Houses to determine whether such an arrangement would be for the benefit of the nation . He had a decided opinion on that point ; and he ...
... honor to himself and with benefit to the public . A strong party was for a regency . It was for the Houses to determine whether such an arrangement would be for the benefit of the nation . He had a decided opinion on that point ; and he ...
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... honor of her flag . The cause which England had supported in China was not a good cause ; but her arms had gained an easy victory , and ENGLISH LEGATION AT SHANGHAL the product of the war - 46 [ CHAP . II . THE REIGN OF VICTORIA .
... honor of her flag . The cause which England had supported in China was not a good cause ; but her arms had gained an easy victory , and ENGLISH LEGATION AT SHANGHAL the product of the war - 46 [ CHAP . II . THE REIGN OF VICTORIA .
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... honor , disdaining to hold it by the tenure by which it is at present held . " It was not until the following session , on the 27th of May , 1841 , that the vote of want of confidence in the Whig Cabinet , proposed by Sir Robert Peel ...
... honor , disdaining to hold it by the tenure by which it is at present held . " It was not until the following session , on the 27th of May , 1841 , that the vote of want of confidence in the Whig Cabinet , proposed by Sir Robert Peel ...
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... honor as well as of administrative prudence . - " We live , " he said , " in an important era of human affairs . There may be a natural tendency to overrate the magnitude of the crisis in which we live or those particular events with ...
... honor as well as of administrative prudence . - " We live , " he said , " in an important era of human affairs . There may be a natural tendency to overrate the magnitude of the crisis in which we live or those particular events with ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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 334 - A neutral Government is bound — 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 cruise 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 132 - England ; and whether, as the Roman in days of old held himself free from indignity when he could say, " Civis Romanus sum," 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 137 - 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 145 - I concur," thus Lord John Russell wrote, " in the foreign policy of which you have been the adviser, and much as I admire the energy and ability with which it has been carried into effect, I cannot but observe that misunderstandings perpetually renewed, violations of prudence and decorum too frequently repeated, have marred the effects which ought to have followed from a sound policy and able administration. I am, therefore, most reluctantly compelled to come to the conclusion that the conduct of...
Página 13 - She bowed to the Lords, took her seat, and then read her speech in a clear, distinct, and audible voice, and without any appearance of fear or embarrassment.
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 - 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.