Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: And of the Principal Events of His Time. With His Speeches in Parliament, from the Year 1736 to the Year 1778, Том 1W. Porter, 1792 |
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... Lordship's description. It is presumed, that neither the delay, nor the form of printing, will diminish the judgment of so respectable a recommendation. With With respect to the Speeches in Parliament, it is proper ( v )
... Lordship's description. It is presumed, that neither the delay, nor the form of printing, will diminish the judgment of so respectable a recommendation. With With respect to the Speeches in Parliament, it is proper ( v )
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... Lordship, among the greatest pleasures of his lise. It is no wonder, indeed, that a nobleman possessing the knowledge, the virtue, and the discernment of Lord Cobbam, should be so captivated with, and attached to, his young friend : for ...
... Lordship, among the greatest pleasures of his lise. It is no wonder, indeed, that a nobleman possessing the knowledge, the virtue, and the discernment of Lord Cobbam, should be so captivated with, and attached to, his young friend : for ...
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... lordships of Silesia claimed by the King of Prussia. *' This, I say, Sir, was sufficient to confirm the Queen of Hungary in her obstinacy ; but this was not all. We had not only promised her our assistance against the King of Prussia ...
... lordships of Silesia claimed by the King of Prussia. *' This, I say, Sir, was sufficient to confirm the Queen of Hungary in her obstinacy ; but this was not all. We had not only promised her our assistance against the King of Prussia ...
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... Carlisle, and assured his Lordship he should be appointed Privy Seal ; and Lord Carlisle thought himself so certain of the place, that he informed his, friends Vol. I. H the Cmr. the appointment was made. The Pelbams re- sisled this. ( 97 )
... Carlisle, and assured his Lordship he should be appointed Privy Seal ; and Lord Carlisle thought himself so certain of the place, that he informed his, friends Vol. I. H the Cmr. the appointment was made. The Pelbams re- sisled this. ( 97 )
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... Lordship's friends should be included in the next change of the ministry. With respect to his Lordship, and the Gren- villis, the matter was easy—- all the difficulty was concerning Mr. Pitt. The King had entertained a violent prejudice ...
... Lordship's friends should be included in the next change of the ministry. With respect to his Lordship, and the Gren- villis, the matter was easy—- all the difficulty was concerning Mr. Pitt. The King had entertained a violent prejudice ...
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Страница 338 - Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example.
Страница 334 - I have been obliged to his diligent researches. But, for the defence of liberty, upon a general principle, upon a constitutional principle, it is a ground on which I stand firm ; on which I dare meet any man.
Страница 25 - ... which neither hope nor fear shall influence me to suppress. I will not sit unconcerned while my liberty is invaded, nor look in silence upon public robbery.
Страница 336 - Improper restraints have been laid on the continent in favour of the islands. You have but two nations to trade with in America. Would you had twenty ! Let Acts of Parliament in consequence of treaties remain ; but let not an English minister become a customhouse officer for Spain, or for any foreign power. Much is wrong ! Much may be amended for the general good of the whole ! Does the gentleman complain he has been misrepresented in the public prints?
Страница 333 - I am content, if it be your pleasure, to be silent. [Here he paused. The House resounding with Go on ! go on ! he proceeded :] Gentlemen, sir. have been charged with giving birth to sedition in America. They have spoken their sentiments with freedom against this unhappy act, and that freedom has become their crime. Sorry I am to hear the liberty of speech in this House imputed as a crime. But the imputation shall not discourage me. It is a liberty I mean to exercise. No gentleman ought to be afraid...
Страница 335 - I will be bold to affirm that the profits to Great Britain from the trade of the colonies, through all its branches, is two millions a year. This is the fund that carried you triumphantly through the last war. The estates that were rented at two thousand pounds a year, threescore years ago, are at three thousand at present. Those estates sold then from fifteen to eighteen years' purchase : the same may now be sold for thirty.
Страница 330 - The commons of America, represented in their several assemblies, have ever been in possession of the exercise of this, their constitutional right, of giving and granting their own money. They would have been slaves if they had not enjoyed it.
Страница 330 - ... except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Страница 328 - It is my opinion that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies. At the same time I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever.