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Page 352 - Parliament which sanctioned the use of spies and informers by the British Government ; debasing that Government, once so celebrated for good faith and honour, into a condition lower in character than that of the ancient French...
Page 222 - However solicitous the Prince Regent must be to see His Most Christian Majesty restored to the throne, and however anxious he is to contribute, in conjunction with his Allies, to so auspicious an event, he nevertheless deems himself called upon to make this declaration on the exchange of the ratifications ; as well in consideration of what is due to His Most Christian Majesty's interests in France, as in conformity to the principles upon which the British Government has invariably regulated its conduct.
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly, Volume 3 Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly, Samuel Romilly Volume 3 of Memoirs of the Life of Sir Samuel Romilly: Written by Himself ; with a Selection from His Correspondence, Samuel Romilly |
| Author | Samuel Romilly |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 8 Nov 2007 |
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