History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Volume 2W. Blackwood and sons, 1853 - Europe |
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... opinion , 14 15. Disposition of the army , 15 16. The church , 16 17. State of the peasantry , 17 18. State of the nobility , 19 19. Huge gap in the revenue from the loss of the South American colonies , 20. Constitution of 1812 : how ...
... opinion , 14 15. Disposition of the army , 15 16. The church , 16 17. State of the peasantry , 17 18. State of the nobility , 19 19. Huge gap in the revenue from the loss of the South American colonies , 20. Constitution of 1812 : how ...
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... Opinion of M. Haxthausen on the serfs and their enfranchisement , 144 33. Evils of the Russian serf system , • 145 34. Foreign conquest ever forced upon Russia by its climate , 35. Fear the universal principle of government in Russia ...
... Opinion of M. Haxthausen on the serfs and their enfranchisement , 144 33. Evils of the Russian serf system , • 145 34. Foreign conquest ever forced upon Russia by its climate , 35. Fear the universal principle of government in Russia ...
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... Opinion of Mr Brougham on this subject , . 448 · 448-449 72-74 . Answer by Mr Ricardo , 450-452 75. Additional facts since discovered on this subject , 453 76. Commencement of the troubles about the queen , 454 77. Sketch of her life ...
... Opinion of Mr Brougham on this subject , . 448 · 448-449 72-74 . Answer by Mr Ricardo , 450-452 75. Additional facts since discovered on this subject , 453 76. Commencement of the troubles about the queen , 454 77. Sketch of her life ...
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... opinion , ib . 557 558 ib . 560 561 563 564 565 566 27. Attempted restoration of the royal authority at Madrid , 567 28. Opening of the Cortes , and dismissal of the ministers , 568 29. Conduct of the Cortes , and appointment of a new ...
... opinion , ib . 557 558 ib . 560 561 563 564 565 566 27. Attempted restoration of the royal authority at Madrid , 567 28. Opening of the Cortes , and dismissal of the ministers , 568 29. Conduct of the Cortes , and appointment of a new ...
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... opinion as to the probable duration of the war , 67. Views of George IV . and the Duke of Wellington on the subject , 68. Difficulties of the French at the entrance of the campaign , 69. Which are obviated by M. Ouvrard , 70. Forces ...
... opinion as to the probable duration of the war , 67. Views of George IV . and the Duke of Wellington on the subject , 68. Difficulties of the French at the entrance of the campaign , 69. Which are obviated by M. Ouvrard , 70. Forces ...
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Page 717 - It would be disingenuous, indeed, not to admit that the entry of the French army into Spain was, in a certain sense, a disparagement — an affront to the pride— a blow to the feelings of England...
Page 467 - ... from the roots and the stem of the tree. Save that country, that you may continue to adorn it; save the Crown, which is in jeopardy, the aristocracy, which is shaken; save the altar, which must stagger with the blow that rends its kindred throne!
Page 717 - I have already said that, when the French army entered Spain we might, if we chose, have resisted or resented that measure by war. But were there no other means than war for restoring the balance of power? Is the balance of power a fixed and unalterable standard?
Page 717 - Spain might be rendered harmless in rival hands, — harmless as regarded us, and valueless to the possessors ? might not compensation for disparagement be obtained, and the policy of our ancestors vindicated, by means better adapted to the present time ? If France occupied Spain, was it necessary, in order to avoid the consequences of that occupation, that we should blockade Cadiz? No: I looked another way; I sought materials of compensation in another hemisphere. Contemplating Spain such as our...
Page 467 - Save the country, my lords, from the horrors of this catastrophe ; save yourselves from this peril ; rescue that country of which you are the ornaments, but in which you can flourish no longer, when severed from the people, than the blossom when cut off from the roots and the stem of the tree.
Page 398 - The Prince Regent has the greatest pleasure in being able to inform you, that the trade, commerce, and manufactures of the country are in a most flourishing condition. " The favourable change which has so rapidly taken place in the internal circumstances of the United Kingdom, affords the strongest proof of the solidity of its resources. " To cultivate and improve the advantages of our present situation will be the object of your deliberations...
Page 637 - ... opinion, that to animadvert upon the internal transactions of an independent state, unless such transactions affect the essential interests of his Majesty's subjects, is inconsistent with those principles on which his Majesty has invariably acted on all questions relating to the internal concerns of other countries ; that such animadversions, if made, must involve his Majesty in serious responsibility, if they should produce any effect ; and must irritate, if they should not...