The History of the Life and Reign of William the Fourth, the Reform Monarch of EnglandWilliam Emans, 1837 |
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... Commons , convened by the sole authority of the Usurper . But the title of Cromwell himself to the supreme power , rested merely upon the instrument of Government , which was drawn up by a council , consisting only of his general ...
... Commons , convened by the sole authority of the Usurper . But the title of Cromwell himself to the supreme power , rested merely upon the instrument of Government , which was drawn up by a council , consisting only of his general ...
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... Commons , has the power to defeat this hereditary right , and exclude the next heir , by en- acting the inheritance , to descend to any one else , whenever it thinks fit . The Constitution has lodged this power in the supreme ...
... Commons , has the power to defeat this hereditary right , and exclude the next heir , by en- acting the inheritance , to descend to any one else , whenever it thinks fit . The Constitution has lodged this power in the supreme ...
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... Commons to exclude the King's brother , the Duke of York from the succession , on the ground of his being a Papist ; but it was rejected by the Lords , and the King also declared that he would never consent to it ; so that on the death ...
... Commons to exclude the King's brother , the Duke of York from the succession , on the ground of his being a Papist ; but it was rejected by the Lords , and the King also declared that he would never consent to it ; so that on the death ...
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... Commons , which , in plain English , is little more than a command ; stating that from the fulness of his generosity , which was sheer humbug , he had made an advance of £ 10.000 a year from the civil list , which considering what Kings ...
... Commons , which , in plain English , is little more than a command ; stating that from the fulness of his generosity , which was sheer humbug , he had made an advance of £ 10.000 a year from the civil list , which considering what Kings ...
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... Commons , enabled to deposit a few more hundred thousands in the bank of Venice , his own bank of England not being considered sufficiently good security for the large investments which GEORGE GUELPH was in the habit of transmitting to ...
... Commons , enabled to deposit a few more hundred thousands in the bank of Venice , his own bank of England not being considered sufficiently good security for the large investments which GEORGE GUELPH was in the habit of transmitting to ...
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Страница 5 - So far. is it from being true, that we acquired a right by the revolution to elect our kings, that if we had possessed it before, the English nation did at that time most solemnly renounce and abdicate it, for themselves and for .all their posterity for ever.
Страница 515 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Страница 11 - ... to be to the heirs of the body of the said princess, and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body, and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said prince of Orange.
Страница 244 - His Royal Highness often tells me, he believes I am married ; for he never saw a lover so easy, or say so little of the object he has a regard for. When I tell him I certainly am not, he says, ' Then he is sure I must have a great esteem for you, and that it is not what is (vulgarly), I do not much like the use of that word, called love.
Страница 346 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Страница 535 - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...
Страница 102 - General Washington observes — " After I wrote to you from Morris Town, I received information that the sentries at the door of Sir Henry Clinton were doubled at eight o'clock every night, from an apprehension of an attempt to surprise him in them. If this be true, it is more than probable the...
Страница 109 - ... hair was tied in a stiff Hessian tail, of an extraordinary length; the old-fashioned flaps of his waistcoat added to the general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. My doubts were, however, removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly pleasing in his address and conversation ; and an enthusiasm when speaking...
Страница 4 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever...
Страница 507 - Majesty's arms, and the circumstances of the war in these •seas, required a considerable degree of enterprise, I felt myself justified in departing from the regular system...