The Popular History of England, Volúmenes5-6J. W. Lovell, 1880 |
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... Battle of the Schellenberg . - Devastation of Bavaria - Junction of the French and Bavarian armies . - The battle of Blenheim . - Results of the victory . Subsequent operations of the Campaign . - Marlborough returns to England ...
... Battle of the Schellenberg . - Devastation of Bavaria - Junction of the French and Bavarian armies . - The battle of Blenheim . - Results of the victory . Subsequent operations of the Campaign . - Marlborough returns to England ...
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... Battle of Oudenarde .-- Sardinia and Minorca surrendered to the Allies .-- Death of the Prince of Denmark . - Surrender of Lille .-- Proposals of France for Peace .-- Campaign of 1709. - Surrender of Tournay . — Battle of Malplaquet ...
... Battle of Oudenarde .-- Sardinia and Minorca surrendered to the Allies .-- Death of the Prince of Denmark . - Surrender of Lille .-- Proposals of France for Peace .-- Campaign of 1709. - Surrender of Tournay . — Battle of Malplaquet ...
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... Battle of Dettingen .-- Administration of the Pelhams . - Battle of Fontenoy . - Statute against the sons of the Pretender . - Jacobitism of England and Scotland . - Charles Edward in France.- Note on the Battle of Dettingen . - Table ...
... Battle of Dettingen .-- Administration of the Pelhams . - Battle of Fontenoy . - Statute against the sons of the Pretender . - Jacobitism of England and Scotland . - Charles Edward in France.- Note on the Battle of Dettingen . - Table ...
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... battle , since they approach us with a very numerous army . " The two armies , that of William and of Villeroy , stood for three days in presence of each other , whilst the siege was proceeding under an incessant bombardment . On the ...
... battle , since they approach us with a very numerous army . " The two armies , that of William and of Villeroy , stood for three days in presence of each other , whilst the siege was proceeding under an incessant bombardment . On the ...
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... battle , was roused . Camp- bell of Finab , who had come out with the warlike instructions of the Company , led two hundred men , by a wearisome march of three days , across the Isthmus ; and finding a Spanish force on the river Santa ...
... battle , was roused . Camp- bell of Finab , who had come out with the warlike instructions of the Company , led two hundred men , by a wearisome march of three days , across the Isthmus ; and finding a Spanish force on the river Santa ...
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Página 167 - Young man, there is America,— which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners ; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world.
Página 92 - Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper; they have been wronged; they have been driven to madness, by injustice. Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned ? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example. There are two lines in a ballad of...
Página 271 - Britain ; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Página 203 - I appeal to the wisdom and the law of this learned bench to defend and support the justice of their country. I call upon the bishops...
Página 241 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts : — but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt ; to remember the forgotten,...
Página 201 - I do; I know their virtues and their valor; I know they can achieve anything but impossibilities; and I know that the conquest of British America is an impossibility. You cannot, my Lords, you cannot conquer America. What is your present situation there ? We do not know the worst; but we know that in three campaigns we have done nothing, and suffered much.
Página 110 - ... no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents), shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a member of either house of Parliament ; or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military ; or to have any grant of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, from the Crown to himself, or to any other or others in trust for him.
Página 203 - I call upon the honor of your lordships, to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country, to vindicate the national character.
Página 294 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 203 - Against your Protestant brethren ; to lay waste their country, to desolate their dwellings, and extirpate their race and name, with these horrible hell-hounds of savage war ! — hell-hounds, I say, of savage war...