A History of Modern England, Volumen1Macmillan, 1904 |
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Página 232 - Tho' all the storm of Europe on us break ; No little German state are we, But the one voice in Europe : we must speak ; That if to-night our greatness were struck dead, There might be left some record of the things we said.
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Página 296 - Bulgaria, there seems to be no reason why this province should not form an independent State. As to Egypt, I quite understand the importance to England of that territory. I can then only say that if, in the event of a distribution of the Ottoman succession upon the fall of the Empire, you should take possession of Egypt, I shall have no objections to offer, I would say the same thing of Candia, that Island might suit you, and I do not know why it should not become an English Possession.