The History of Modern Europe: And a View of the Progress of Society, from the Peace of Paris, in 1783, to the Treaty of Amiens, in 1802. Being a Continuation of Dr. Russell's HistoryBirch and Small, 1811 - 623 páginas |
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Página 133 - With this mover and this seconder agreed the whole House of Commons ; the whole House of Lords ; the whole bench of Bishops ; the King; the Ministry; the Opposition; all the distinguished clergy of the establishment ; all the eminent lights (for they were consulted) of the dissenting churches. This according voice of national wisdom ought to be listened to with reverence.
Página 46 - ... to rescue and secure a pious and gallant nation from the popery and despotism of a superstitious and inexorable tyrant. Your majesty, we are confident, justly rejoices that your title to the crown is thus founded on the title of your people to liberty ; and, therefore, we doubt not but your royal wisdom must approve the sensibility that teaches your subjects anxiously to guard the blessing they received from divine Providence, and thereby to prove the performance of that compact which elevated...
Página 36 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Página 301 - Britain should determine on the means whereby the royal assent may be given in parliament to such bill as may be passed by the two houses of parliament respecting the exercise of the powers and authorities of the crown, in the name and on...
Página 142 - The king insists," so ran its words, " on the exemplary punishment of the pensionary Van Berckel and his accomplices, as disturbers of the public peace and violators of the rights of nations.
Página 253 - Vergniaud now proposed, in the name of an extraordinary committee, that a national convention should be formed, and that the " chief of the executive power" should be suspended from his functions, until the new assembly should take such measures as might seem expedient for securing the sovereignty of the people and the reign of liberty and equality.
Página 269 - My means of defence," said he, "are now before you. I shall not repeat them. In addressing you, perhaps for the last time, I declare that my conscience reproaches me with nothing, and that my defenders have told you the truth. "I...
Página 46 - HAD our Creator been pleased to give us existence in a land of slavery, the sense of our condition might have been mitigated by ignorance and habit. But, thanks be to his adorable goodness, we were born the heirs of freedom...
Página 97 - American affairs] into our most serious consideration, and we find that a part of your Majesty's subjects in the province of Massachusetts Bay have proceeded so far as to resist the authority of the supreme Legislature ; that a rebellion at the time actually existed within the said province...
Página 301 - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...