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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... , was a remarkable clause , which gave scarcely less umbrage and alarm than the taxes themselves , empowering the crown by sign manual to esta- XVI . 1768 .. blish a general CIVIL LIST throughout HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
... , was a remarkable clause , which gave scarcely less umbrage and alarm than the taxes themselves , empowering the crown by sign manual to esta- XVI . 1768 .. blish a general CIVIL LIST throughout HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
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... crown in a more public manner ; adding , in a tone of menace , " that they may assure themselves , for he spoke from INSTRUCTION , that the KING was deter- mined to maintain his ENTIRE SOVEREIGNTY over that province ; and whoever should ...
... crown in a more public manner ; adding , in a tone of menace , " that they may assure themselves , for he spoke from INSTRUCTION , that the KING was deter- mined to maintain his ENTIRE SOVEREIGNTY over that province ; and whoever should ...
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... crown could engage , to repeal , on the prin- ciples of commercial expediency , the taxes alrea- dy subsisting on glass , paper , and colors . But America was now too much irritated and inflam- ed to be easily or speedily appeased . The ...
... crown could engage , to repeal , on the prin- ciples of commercial expediency , the taxes alrea- dy subsisting on glass , paper , and colors . But America was now too much irritated and inflam- ed to be easily or speedily appeased . The ...
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... crown , to be taxed by the usual assessors for the profits of their commissions , the house in language daring and indignant replied : " We know of no com- missioners of his majesty's customs , nor of any revenue his MAJESTY has a right ...
... crown , to be taxed by the usual assessors for the profits of their commissions , the house in language daring and indignant replied : " We know of no com- missioners of his majesty's customs , nor of any revenue his MAJESTY has a right ...
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... crown , had hitherto depended on the general assembly for the continuance of their salaries ; but they had now salaries settled upon them by his majesty , so that the balance of the constitution was in this respect entirely sub- verted ...
... crown , had hitherto depended on the general assembly for the continuance of their salaries ; but they had now salaries settled upon them by his majesty , so that the balance of the constitution was in this respect entirely sub- verted ...
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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...