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... Affairs in America Expedition against Rochefort . Its failure Return of the Fleet . Cause of failure at Rochefort Plan for recovering Minorca Pitt's vigorous prosecution of the war Hanover recovered Expedition to North America General ...
... Affairs in America Expedition against Rochefort . Its failure Return of the Fleet . Cause of failure at Rochefort Plan for recovering Minorca Pitt's vigorous prosecution of the war Hanover recovered Expedition to North America General ...
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... affairs Pitt is offended The Family Compact Our Spanish policy Rigorous policy of Pitt Retirement of Pitt Review of Pitt's policy War policy of Pitt Character of Pitt's agents Provision for the war Results of the war · Exultation of ...
... affairs Pitt is offended The Family Compact Our Spanish policy Rigorous policy of Pitt Retirement of Pitt Review of Pitt's policy War policy of Pitt Character of Pitt's agents Provision for the war Results of the war · Exultation of ...
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William Massey. X CONTENTS OF Spanish affairs War declared with Spain . Spanish professions of peaceful motives Hopelessness of peace Noble conduct of Pitt The Family Alliance Parliament prorogued Our Prussian policy . Consequences of ...
William Massey. X CONTENTS OF Spanish affairs War declared with Spain . Spanish professions of peaceful motives Hopelessness of peace Noble conduct of Pitt The Family Alliance Parliament prorogued Our Prussian policy . Consequences of ...
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... Affairs of Ireland Duration of the Irish Parliament Debate on Irish affairs 346 . • 347 347 · 349 350 350 351 352 353 CHAPTER XII . Disunion of the Opposition - Another City Address - Death and Character of Grenville - of Lord Granby ...
... Affairs of Ireland Duration of the Irish Parliament Debate on Irish affairs 346 . • 347 347 · 349 350 350 351 352 353 CHAPTER XII . Disunion of the Opposition - Another City Address - Death and Character of Grenville - of Lord Granby ...
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... Affairs of Corsica The Falkland Isles . Satisfaction demanded by England Popular discontent · Parliament assembles Barrington's indiscretion . His subserviency to the King Interference of Parliament Independence of the judges ...
... Affairs of Corsica The Falkland Isles . Satisfaction demanded by England Popular discontent · Parliament assembles Barrington's indiscretion . His subserviency to the King Interference of Parliament Independence of the judges ...
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Page 202 - I was at pains to collect, to digest, to consider them ; and I will be bold to affirm, that the profits to Great Britain from the trade of the colonies, through all its branches, is two millions a year. This is the fund that carried you triumphantly through the last war. The estates that were rented at two thousand pounds a year, threescore years ago, are at three thousand pounds at present. Those estates sold then from fifteen to eighteen years purchase ; the same may now be sold for thirty.
Page 202 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 203 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 312 - That the Americans had purchased their liberty at a dear rate, since they had quitted their native country, and gone in search of freedom to a desert.* * " They left their native land in search of freedom, and found it in a detert,
Page 149 - That this kingdom has the sovereign, the supreme legislative power over America, is granted. It cannot be denied; and taxation is a part of that sovereign power.
Page 72 - I had but too much reason to expect your Majesty's displeasure. I did not come prepared for this exceeding goodness; pardon me, Sir, it overpowers, it oppresses me...
Page 302 - I have no objection afterwards to their seeing that there is no inclination for the present to lay fresh taxes on them, but I am clear there must always be one tax to keep up the right, and as such I approve of the Tea Duty.
Page 202 - Those estates sold then from fifteen to eighteen years purchase; the same may be now sold for thirty. You owe this to America. This is the price that America pays you for her protection. And shall a miserable financier come with a boast, that he can fetch a peppercorn into the exchequer, to the loss of millions to the nation!
Page 48 - Whenever he is displeased, his anger does not break out with heat and violence ; but he becomes sullen and silent, and retires to his closet ; not to compose his mind by study or contemplation, but merely to indulge the melancholy enjoyment of his own ill-humour. Even when the fit is ended, unfavourable symptoms very frequently return, which indicate that on certain occasions his Royal Highness has too correct a memory.
Page 413 - Could it be copied, its success would be infallible over a modern assembly. It is rapid harmony, exactly adjusted to the sense ; it is vehement reasoning, without any appearance of art ; it is disdain, anger, boldness, freedom, involved in a continued stream of argument; and of all human productions, the orations of Demosthenes present to us the models which approach the nearest to perfection.