Annual Register, Volume 58Edmund Burke 1817 - History |
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... land forces not exceeding 176,615 men ( includ- ing the forces stationed in France , and also 30,480 proposed to be disbanded , but exclusive of the men belonging to the regiments employed in the territorial pos- sessions of the East ...
... land forces not exceeding 176,615 men ( includ- ing the forces stationed in France , and also 30,480 proposed to be disbanded , but exclusive of the men belonging to the regiments employed in the territorial pos- sessions of the East ...
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... land . The Marquis Wellesley was then appointed minister to the Junta , and urgently recommend- ed the assembling of a Cortes . This was effected , and a regency was appointed , composed of five members , all chosen by the inter ...
... land . The Marquis Wellesley was then appointed minister to the Junta , and urgently recommend- ed the assembling of a Cortes . This was effected , and a regency was appointed , composed of five members , all chosen by the inter ...
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... land rose , not , he said , to oppose the bill , as whatever his own opinion might be , he was aware that a majority both in parliament and out of doors were of opinion that some such proceeding was necessary ; but to call attention to ...
... land rose , not , he said , to oppose the bill , as whatever his own opinion might be , he was aware that a majority both in parliament and out of doors were of opinion that some such proceeding was necessary ; but to call attention to ...
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... land , which had been agreed to at a general meeting held at Dublin , and the proceedings of which were entirely regular . There was another petition from another description of persons of the same persuasion which was to be presented ...
... land , which had been agreed to at a general meeting held at Dublin , and the proceedings of which were entirely regular . There was another petition from another description of persons of the same persuasion which was to be presented ...
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Page 643 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet — But hark!
Page 644 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 384 - ... subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 644 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in beauty's circle proudly gay ; The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently stern array ! The thunder-clouds close o'er it, which when rent The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent, Rider and horse — friend, foe, — in one red burial blent...
Page 643 - Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell.
Page 643 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blush'd at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 386 - Consuls, for the protection of trade, to reside in the Dominions and territories of the other Party ; but before any Consul shall act as such, he shall in the usual form be approved and admitted by the Government to which he is sent ; and...
Page 310 - Conventicles," provided that any person who should be present at any meeting, under colour or pretence of any exercise of religion, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England...
Page 415 - To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, REGENT 'of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The humble Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Page 643 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell...