History of England, A.D. 1800-1815; an intr. to The history of the peaceG. Bell and Sons, 1878 - 548 pagina's |
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... objects were subdued and postponed to ulterior considerations : the weakest States became subjects of common protection , and the most out - lying countries of general observation : the way was opened for commercial connexions and for ...
... objects were subdued and postponed to ulterior considerations : the weakest States became subjects of common protection , and the most out - lying countries of general observation : the way was opened for commercial connexions and for ...
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... objects , they were not too careful to inquire whether he might not prove a despot in another way . On the 25th of December , 1799 , Napoleon addressed the following letter to the King of Great Britain . " Called by the wishes of the ...
... objects , they were not too careful to inquire whether he might not prove a despot in another way . On the 25th of December , 1799 , Napoleon addressed the following letter to the King of Great Britain . " Called by the wishes of the ...
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... objects . He had been insane , and might at any moment be so again . It is difficult now , in reading his letters , and records of his conversation and behaviour , to say whether he was ever quite rational , even up to the level of his ...
... objects . He had been insane , and might at any moment be so again . It is difficult now , in reading his letters , and records of his conversation and behaviour , to say whether he was ever quite rational , even up to the level of his ...
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... object only , unmindful that all they are contending about may vanish and disappear if we are subdued by France . " The chief obscurity is how such things as are now to be disclosed could happen under the premiership of Mr. Pitt . The ...
... object only , unmindful that all they are contending about may vanish and disappear if we are subdued by France . " The chief obscurity is how such things as are now to be disclosed could happen under the premiership of Mr. Pitt . The ...
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... object of the note he had received . The reply was that humanity was Nelson's object : that he therefore consented that hostilities should be suspended ; that the wounded Danes should be permitted to go ashore ; and that the rest of the ...
... object of the note he had received . The reply was that humanity was Nelson's object : that he therefore consented that hostilities should be suspended ; that the wounded Danes should be permitted to go ashore ; and that the rest of the ...
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Pagina 317 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Pagina 375 - At the same time the Prince owes it to the truth and sincerity of character, which, he trusts, will appear in every action of his life, in whatever situation placed, explicitly to declare, that the irresistible impulse of filial duty and affection to his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest degree, have the effect of interfering with the progress of his Sovereign's recovery. This consideration alone dictates the decision now communicated...