The Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England: From the Revolution to the Present Times, Volum 5T. Osborne, 1763 |
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Pàgina 4
... command on the Rhine , with the duke of Berwick under him , the marfhal de Villeroy being recalled , and appointed to command in Dauphiné . Thefe proceedings of the French king furprized every one ; but he conceived great hopes from ...
... command on the Rhine , with the duke of Berwick under him , the marfhal de Villeroy being recalled , and appointed to command in Dauphiné . Thefe proceedings of the French king furprized every one ; but he conceived great hopes from ...
Pàgina 5
... command the army on the Upper Rhine . The duke of Marlborough intended to have gone back to The duke England , before the opening of the campaign ; but prince of Mari- Eugene was very earneft with him to meet him at Hanover ; borough ...
... command the army on the Upper Rhine . The duke of Marlborough intended to have gone back to The duke England , before the opening of the campaign ; but prince of Mari- Eugene was very earneft with him to meet him at Hanover ; borough ...
Pàgina 6
... command himself on the Upper Rhine , must be extreme- ly weakened , and he fhould be obliged to ftand on the de- fenfive ; yet , at length , he confented to part with several regiments , and , being fatisfied with the laurels he had al ...
... command himself on the Upper Rhine , must be extreme- ly weakened , and he fhould be obliged to ftand on the de- fenfive ; yet , at length , he confented to part with several regiments , and , being fatisfied with the laurels he had al ...
Pàgina 7
... command of the army , together with the duke of Berry , his brother , and the pretender . ( a ) Here the duke was ho- noured with a letter from the queen , dated May 6 , by the manner of which , as the du- chefs of Marlborough obferves ...
... command of the army , together with the duke of Berry , his brother , and the pretender . ( a ) Here the duke was ho- noured with a letter from the queen , dated May 6 , by the manner of which , as the du- chefs of Marlborough obferves ...
Pàgina 12
... commands being immedi- ately obeyed , he left fome of his men there , and with the reft marched directly into the town . It being early , they only met with a few labourers in the streets , fome of whom took them for deserters , and ...
... commands being immedi- ately obeyed , he left fome of his men there , and with the reft marched directly into the town . It being early , they only met with a few labourers in the streets , fome of whom took them for deserters , and ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 534 - ... the payments of a willing and obedient people, as well as all the glorious toils and hazards of the soldiery; when God, for our sins, permitted the Spirit of...
Pàgina 533 - I own it, an ambition of exempting myself from the number of unthankful people : and as I loved and honoured those great princes living, and lamented over them when dead...
Pàgina 523 - The assuring of the Protestant succession, as by law established in the House of Hanover, to these kingdoms; being what I have nearest at heart, particular care is taken not only to have that acknowledged in the strongest terms, but to have an additional security, by the removal of that person out of the dominions of France, who has pretended to disturb this settlement.
Pàgina 393 - Dean of Faculty, whatever these gentlemen may say of their loyalty, I think they affront the Queen whom they pretend to honour, in disgracing her brother, who is not only a prince of the blood, but the first thereof; and if blood can give any right, he is our undoubted sovereign. I think, too, they call her Majesty's title in question, which is not our business to determine.
Pàgina 523 - The apprehension that Spain and the West Indies might be united to France, was the chief inducement to begin this war...
Pàgina 534 - ... when God, for our sins, permitted the spirit of discord to go forth, and by troubling sore the camp, the city, and the country, (and oh that it had altogether spared the...
Pàgina 94 - Germany, and knew much more than he could well express ; for he spoke acquired languages ill and ungracefully. He was free from all vice : he meddled little in business, even after the queen's accession to the crown : he was so gained...
Pàgina 318 - I will never give the least obstruction to your measures, or to any ministers you shall please to employ. And I must beg further to make two humble requests to your majesty ; the one, that you will allow me to pass the remainder of my life always out of London, where I may find most ease and quiet: the other, that you would keep this letter, and read it again about next Christmas, and then be pleased to make your own judgment, who hath given you the best and most faithful advice.
Pàgina 235 - Revolution too nicely [ie, closely] were no friends to it, for at that rate the crown would roll like a ball, and never be fixed.
Pàgina 320 - And we must therefore conjure you by the glory you have already obtained, by the many services you have done your Queen and country, by the expectation you have justly raised in all Europe, and by all that is dear and tender to you at home, whose chief...