 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1803 - 498 pages
...waited on bareheaded ; the title of majesty may be continued to me ; but as to true and real power, I should remain but the outside, but the picture, but the sign of a king." War, on any terms, seemed to the king and hi* counsellors, preferable to such ignominious conditions... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 542 pages
...long flourish, when the stock upon which " they grew was dead) ; but as to true and real power, " I should remain but the outside, but the picture, but the '' sign of a king3-." He accordingly resolved to support his authority by arms ; war, at any disadvantage, being... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 632 pages
...main things desired were reformation in church government, that power military and civil might be put into confiding hands, that justice of parliament might...disloyal design upon both, or either house of parliament ; he is rather most confident of the loyalty, good affections, and integrity of that great body's good... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 624 pages
...main things desired were reformation in church government, that power military and civil might be put into confiding hands, that justice of parliament might...but the outside, but the picture, but the sign of a Kiug. This, though it was the trumpet of war, and the sound of defiance in effect, yet was not so owned,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 504 pages
...long flourish, when " the stock upon which they grew was dead) : But as to " true and real power, I should remain but the outside, " but the picture, but the sign of a king." 8 War on any terms was esteemed, by the king and all his counsellors, preferable to so ignominious... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 340 pages
...which they grew " was dead;; but as to true and real power, I H3- "should 178 HISTORY OF ENGLAND. " should remain but the outside, but the picture, " but the sign of a king. War on any terms was, therefore, esteemed preferable to such an ignominious peace. Thus the king and... | |
 | David Hume - 1812 - 604 pages
...long flourish, when the stock " upon which they grew was dead) : But as to true " and real power, I should remain but the outside, " but the picture, but the sign of a King '." War on any terms was esteemed, 'by the King and all his counsellors, preferable to so ignominious... | |
 | R. H - Great Britain - 1816 - 890 pages
...would not long flourish, when the stock upon which they grew was dead. But as to true and real power, I should remain but the outside, but the picture, but the sign of a King !" This refusal was the signal of revolt and war. The Parliament made their preparations, and the King erected... | |
 | England - 1831 - 1008 pages
...would not long flourish, when the stock upon which it grew was dead ; but as to true and real power, 1 should remain but the outside, but the picture, but the sign of a king." J Yet even these demands were agreed to by the infatuated peers. If the system of concession to popular... | |
 | 1821 - 322 pages
...not long flourish, when the stock, upon which they grew, was dead), but as to true and real power I should remain but the outside, — but the picture, — but the sign of a King.''— Ittuhworth. and right principled, undertake to serve their Prince with diligence. For in a very 4ittle... | |
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... even these twigs would not long flourish, when the stock upon which they grew was dead) : but as to true and real power, I should remain but the outside, but the picture, but the sign of a king. 
