History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Volume 2Mills, Jowett, and Mills, published by W. Cobbett, 1834 - Great Britain |
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Page 206
... Battle of Waterloo.- Surrender of Napoleon , in 1815 ; His impri- sonment at St. Helena ; Consequences of these events ; Peace with France of 1815 . 221. We are now approaching that celebrated victory of WATERLOO , which has produced to ...
... Battle of Waterloo.- Surrender of Napoleon , in 1815 ; His impri- sonment at St. Helena ; Consequences of these events ; Peace with France of 1815 . 221. We are now approaching that celebrated victory of WATERLOO , which has produced to ...
Page 211
... battles , wanted peace ; were extremely anxious to obtain it ; while the English government drawled out the negotiations with the manifest object of not making peace . At last it proposed a sine qua non ; that is to say , terms without ...
... battles , wanted peace ; were extremely anxious to obtain it ; while the English government drawled out the negotiations with the manifest object of not making peace . At last it proposed a sine qua non ; that is to say , terms without ...
Page 215
... battle of all Europe against NAPOLEON . The parliament met on the Sth of November , 1814 , and continued to sit , with occasional adjournments , until the 22nd of August , 1815. It was occupied , until the land- ing of NAPOLEON , with ...
... battle of all Europe against NAPOLEON . The parliament met on the Sth of November , 1814 , and continued to sit , with occasional adjournments , until the 22nd of August , 1815. It was occupied , until the land- ing of NAPOLEON , with ...
Page 235
... battle ( for there was but one ) was fought at a place called WATERLOO ; and , suffice it to say , that the French were completely defeated , and that NAPOLEON , with the remnant of his army , retreated towards PARIS with all possible ...
... battle ( for there was but one ) was fought at a place called WATERLOO ; and , suffice it to say , that the French were completely defeated , and that NAPOLEON , with the remnant of his army , retreated towards PARIS with all possible ...
Page 238
... battle of WA- TERLOO . But what excites our loathing here , is his excessive baseness . Invoking from George the Fourth protection , and calling him the most " generous " of his enemies , deserved a death once a day for fifty years ...
... battle of WA- TERLOO . But what excites our loathing here , is his excessive baseness . Invoking from George the Fourth protection , and calling him the most " generous " of his enemies , deserved a death once a day for fifty years ...
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