A View of the History of Great Britain: During the Administration of Lord North, to the Second Session of the Fifteenth Parliament ... with Statements of the Public Expenditure in that Period, Pàgina 2G. Wilkie, 1782 - 243 pàgines |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 100.
Pàgina 3
... fuch flagitious impiety ; and the offences of the man , in whose cuftody it was found , against his God and his King , were defcanted upon with all the energy of virtuous reprobation in both houfes of Parliament . Even Mr. Wilkes's ...
... fuch flagitious impiety ; and the offences of the man , in whose cuftody it was found , against his God and his King , were defcanted upon with all the energy of virtuous reprobation in both houfes of Parliament . Even Mr. Wilkes's ...
Pàgina 4
... fuch an one on his conftituents , for them to decide , as they thought fit , on his delinquency ; and if he was still the man of their choice , the utmoft power poffeffed by the Commons reached to make the election void , but it could ...
... fuch an one on his conftituents , for them to decide , as they thought fit , on his delinquency ; and if he was still the man of their choice , the utmoft power poffeffed by the Commons reached to make the election void , but it could ...
Pàgina 8
... fuch a magnitude , as to force itself upon the minister's at- tention . The company paid a duty of 25 per cent . on their exported teas , which greatly inhanced the price at the market , and enabled the Dutch to fupply the colonies much ...
... fuch a magnitude , as to force itself upon the minister's at- tention . The company paid a duty of 25 per cent . on their exported teas , which greatly inhanced the price at the market , and enabled the Dutch to fupply the colonies much ...
Pàgina 17
... fuch enquiries , yet ministry studiously avoided bringing the business un- der difcuffion , and the feffion was closed on the nineteenth of May . The expence of the fervices for the year 1770 , amounted to 7,455,0421 . For the land ...
... fuch enquiries , yet ministry studiously avoided bringing the business un- der difcuffion , and the feffion was closed on the nineteenth of May . The expence of the fervices for the year 1770 , amounted to 7,455,0421 . For the land ...
Pàgina 19
... fuch stockholders at 101 . each . By this reduction 25,000l . per annum was faved to the nation in intereft ; but as the whole produce of the lottery was distributed into prizes which were to be paid in money , and as the half million ...
... fuch stockholders at 101 . each . By this reduction 25,000l . per annum was faved to the nation in intereft ; but as the whole produce of the lottery was distributed into prizes which were to be paid in money , and as the half million ...
Frases i termes més freqüents
act of parliament addrefs adminiſtration Admiral Keppel affembly againſt America anſwer army becauſe bill Bofton Britain Britiſh buſineſs caufed cauſe Colonies command commiffion Company conduct confequence confiderable confifting conftitution court crown declared diſcharged Earl enemy England Engliſh eſtabliſhed expence faid fame feamen fecurity feemed feffion fent ferved fervice feven fhewed fhips fhould figned fince firft firſt fituation fleet fome foon force fpirit France French ftate fubject fuch fuffered fupply fupport furniſhed Governor Great-Britain himſelf houfe houſe of Commons iffued increaſe inftances intereft iſlands juftice King kingdom laft laſt Lord Clive Lord North Majefty meaſures millions minifter miniftry moft moſt nation neceffary notwithſtanding occafion oppofition paffed parliament perfons petition poffeffed poffeffion Port Egmont prefent propofed proteft provifions province puniſhment purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reprefented revenue ſaid ſeveral ſhips Spain ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand troops uſed whilft
Passatges populars
Pàgina 196 - If then the removal of the causes of this spirit of American liberty be, for the greater part, or rather entirely, impracticable ; if the ideas of criminal process be inapplicable, or if applicable, are in the highest degree inexpedient ; what way yet remains ? No way is open, but the third and last — to comply with the American spirit as necessary ; or, if you please, to submit to it as a necessary evil.
Pàgina 188 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.
Pàgina 156 - ... according to law and equity, and, as near as may be, agreeable to the laws of England...
Pàgina 306 - I mean that for a limitation of the claims of the crown upon landed estates ; and this for the relief of the Roman Catholics. By the former he has emancipated property ; by the latter he has quieted conscience : and by both, he has taught that grand lesson to government and subject — no longer to regard each other as adverse parties.
Pàgina 338 - ... but when that country professes the unnatural design not only of estranging herself from us, but of mortgaging herself and her resources to our enemies, the whole contest is changed ; and the question is, how far Great Britain may, by every means in her power, destroy or render useless a connection contrived for her ruin and for the aggrandizement of France.
Pàgina 248 - Her fondness for conquest, as a warlike nation, her lust of dominion, as an ambitious one, and her...
Pàgina 292 - Your efforts are for ever vain and impotent — doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your enemies — to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder; devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling...
Pàgina 291 - France, my lords, has insulted you ; she has encouraged and sustained America ; and whether America be wrong or right, the dignity of this country ought to spurn at the officious insult of French interference. The ministers and...
Pàgina 111 - That all acquisitions made under the influence of a military force, or by treaty with foreign princes, do of right belong to the State.
Pàgina 111 - State. 2. That to appropriate acquisitions so made to the private emolument of persons intrusted with any civil or military power of the State is illegal. 3. That very great sums of money, and other valuable property have been acquired in Bengal from Princes and others of that country, by persons...