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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Pagina viii
... Ships - Incidents in France - Solemn Cere- monials in London .- [ 1801-4 ] CHAPTER VI . -- PAGE 122 72 .. 100 Napoleon Emperor - Mr . Pitt as War Minister - Additional Force Bill - National Condition - Continental Alliances - The Cata ...
... Ships - Incidents in France - Solemn Cere- monials in London .- [ 1801-4 ] CHAPTER VI . -- PAGE 122 72 .. 100 Napoleon Emperor - Mr . Pitt as War Minister - Additional Force Bill - National Condition - Continental Alliances - The Cata ...
Pagina 3
... metropolitan river . This river may turn out to be our modern Rubicon : and the stroke of Peter's hammer on the ship - side at Saardam may send a louder echo through future generations than to the ear of our B 2 CHAP . I. ] 3 RUSSIA .
... metropolitan river . This river may turn out to be our modern Rubicon : and the stroke of Peter's hammer on the ship - side at Saardam may send a louder echo through future generations than to the ear of our B 2 CHAP . I. ] 3 RUSSIA .
Pagina 16
... ship after ship refused to weigh anchor ; and in a few weeks mutiny seemed to have deprived Great Britain of her naval defence - her best reliance . From port to port the mutiny spread , and at the Nore it seemed for a time unmanageable ...
... ship after ship refused to weigh anchor ; and in a few weeks mutiny seemed to have deprived Great Britain of her naval defence - her best reliance . From port to port the mutiny spread , and at the Nore it seemed for a time unmanageable ...
Pagina 38
... ship for seventeen years . His master's attachment to him was so strong that , in his reply , he left as wide an opening as his troubled mind would allow for the minis- ter to recede ; but Mr. Pitt's rejoinder was as unbending and ...
... ship for seventeen years . His master's attachment to him was so strong that , in his reply , he left as wide an opening as his troubled mind would allow for the minis- ter to recede ; but Mr. Pitt's rejoinder was as unbending and ...
Pagina 42
... ships going to England . In March , he was moody and savage about England , and sequestrating British property as fast as he could lay hands on it , in prosecution of the quarrel about the right of search claimed and exercised by ...
... ships going to England . In March , he was moody and savage about England , and sequestrating British property as fast as he could lay hands on it , in prosecution of the quarrel about the right of search claimed and exercised by ...
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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...