History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Volume 1 |
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... death of many who had witnessed the transfer of the church - estates to the aristocracy , only at about forty years from the time when those estates had been taken from the aristocracy by the republicans , and applied to public uses ...
... death of many who had witnessed the transfer of the church - estates to the aristocracy , only at about forty years from the time when those estates had been taken from the aristocracy by the republicans , and applied to public uses ...
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... death , which took place in 1806 . And here we behold the direct , open , avowed , and all - ruling power of the aristocracy ! This body had , for many years , been divided into two " parties , " as they called them , bearing the two ...
... death , which took place in 1806 . And here we behold the direct , open , avowed , and all - ruling power of the aristocracy ! This body had , for many years , been divided into two " parties , " as they called them , bearing the two ...
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William Cobbett. to the day of his death , two sinecure offices , was at the head of the Whigs . These were the two men of the whole collection who could talk loudest , longest , and most fluently , and who ... death, two sinecure offices...
William Cobbett. to the day of his death , two sinecure offices , was at the head of the Whigs . These were the two men of the whole collection who could talk loudest , longest , and most fluently , and who ... death, two sinecure offices...
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... death , and burial , the historian's duty will be to give , in the proper place , a full and faithful account , was the second daughter of Charles William , Duke of Brunswick , and was , at the time of her marriage , twenty - six years ...
... death , and burial , the historian's duty will be to give , in the proper place , a full and faithful account , was the second daughter of Charles William , Duke of Brunswick , and was , at the time of her marriage , twenty - six years ...
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... death forget this ! Mr. GREY , who was in fact the beginner of the attack upon him , he never forgave ; and this is the real cause of his unconquerable aversion to every arrange- ment that included the putting of Lord Grey into power ...
... death forget this ! Mr. GREY , who was in fact the beginner of the attack upon him , he never forgave ; and this is the real cause of his unconquerable aversion to every arrange- ment that included the putting of Lord Grey into power ...
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Page 393 - In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 386 - ... and which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds, and papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons, which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers, of either party, shall be as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong.
Page 387 - Lawrence ; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from 236 the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Page 389 - Andrews, in the province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit. The said commissioners shall, by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
Page 387 - Scotia ; and whereas the several islands in the bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the bay of Fundy, and the island of Grand Menan in the said bay of Fundy, are claimed by the United States as being comprehended within their aforesaid boundaries, which said islands...
Page 389 - ... cause the boundary aforesaid, from the source of the river St. Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, to be surveyed and marked according to the said provisions. The said Commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and seals, certifying it to be the true map of the said boundary, and particularizing the latitude and longitude of the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, of the north westernmost head of Connecticut River, and of such other...
Page 16 - Our inclinations are not in our power, nor should either of us be held answerable to the other, because nature has not made us suitable to each other. Tranquil and comfortable society is, however, in our power, let our intercourse, therefore, be restricted to that...
Page 391 - ... authorized upon their oaths impartially to fix and determine, according to the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eightythree, that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two Powers which extends from the water communication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods...
Page 109 - That the promissory notes of the said company have hitherto been, and are at this time, held in public estimation to be equivalent to the legal coin of the realm, and generally accepted as such in all pecuniary transactions to which such coin is lawfully applicable.
Page 92 - ... hands, and constitute a part of my government. With such support, and aided by a vigorous and united administration, formed on the most liberal basis, I shall look with additional confidence to a prosperous issue of the most arduous contest in which Great Britain was ever engaged.