Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Volume 2G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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... colonel Barré to the ministers , when the address was pending in the house of commons , " what you are It is just to acknowledge that the act in question had ori- ginally no tyrannical , but on the contrary a very useful and beneficial ...
... colonel Barré to the ministers , when the address was pending in the house of commons , " what you are It is just to acknowledge that the act in question had ori- ginally no tyrannical , but on the contrary a very useful and beneficial ...
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... colonel Barré with his usual ardor , " nothing in these measures but inhumanity , injustice , and wicked- ness , and I fear that the avenging hand of Hea- ven will fall heavy upon this country . " The bill was finally carried by a ...
... colonel Barré with his usual ardor , " nothing in these measures but inhumanity , injustice , and wicked- ness , and I fear that the avenging hand of Hea- ven will fall heavy upon this country . " The bill was finally carried by a ...
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... colonel Barré , at the close of an admirable speech , " you are offering the last of human outrages to the people in America , by subjecting them in effect to mili- tary execution : instead of sending them the olive branch , you have ...
... colonel Barré , at the close of an admirable speech , " you are offering the last of human outrages to the people in America , by subjecting them in effect to mili- tary execution : instead of sending them the olive branch , you have ...
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... Colonel Barré indignantly answered , that the Americans might well be encouraged by their con fidence in having friends at home , when they recollected that the honorable gentleman's voice had been made hoarse in con- demning the ...
... Colonel Barré indignantly answered , that the Americans might well be encouraged by their con fidence in having friends at home , when they recollected that the honorable gentleman's voice had been made hoarse in con- demning the ...
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... colonel Smith , who proceeded on their march with great silence : but by the firing of guns and ringing of bells they at length perceived themselves discovered ; and on their arrival at Lexington , at five in the morning , they found ...
... colonel Smith , who proceeded on their march with great silence : but by the firing of guns and ringing of bells they at length perceived themselves discovered ; and on their arrival at Lexington , at five in the morning , they found ...
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Página 315 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Página 122 - We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests; not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness, of the human race.
Página 313 - I cannot, my lords, I will not, join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment : it is not a time for adulation ; the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Página 319 - I call upon the honour 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. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord* frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
Página 117 - Brusa and Smyrna. Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster. The Sultan gets such obedience as he can. He governs with a loose rein, that he may govern at all ; and the whole of the force and vigor of his authority in his centre, is derived from a prudent relaxation, in all his borders.
Página 117 - Nothing worse happens to you than does to all nations who have extensive empire, and it happens in all the forms into which empire can be thrown. In large bodies the circulation of power must be less vigorous at the extremities.
Página 141 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Página 90 - This glorious spirit of Whiggism animates three millions in America ; who prefer poverty with liberty to gilded chains and sordid affluence ; and who will die in defence of their rights as men, as freemen.
Página 62 - ... a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.
Página 120 - My idea, therefore, without considering whether we yield as matter of right or grant as matter of favor, is, to admit the people of our colonies into an interest in the Constitution, and, by recording that admission in the...