John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Volume 7John Frederick Smith W. Kent and Company, 1863 - Great Britain |
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... object . As early as 1806 certain grave charges were laid against her , while residing at Blackheath , after her separation from her husband , the principal of which was that she had given birth to a child , the fruit of illicit ...
... object . As early as 1806 certain grave charges were laid against her , while residing at Blackheath , after her separation from her husband , the principal of which was that she had given birth to a child , the fruit of illicit ...
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... object of ministers in proposing a secret committee was to prevent injustice towards the accused ; that committee would not be per- mitted to pronounce a decision ; it would merely find , like a grand jury , that matter of accusation ...
... object of ministers in proposing a secret committee was to prevent injustice towards the accused ; that committee would not be per- mitted to pronounce a decision ; it would merely find , like a grand jury , that matter of accusation ...
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... object of persecuting the queen , it would be impossible ; it would be making her the popular object , and throwing the country in a flame . Be assured that the king on this subject is no less than mad ! " " In the months of October and ...
... object of persecuting the queen , it would be impossible ; it would be making her the popular object , and throwing the country in a flame . Be assured that the king on this subject is no less than mad ! " " In the months of October and ...
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... by shout was raised , " The queen ! The queen ! " She imme - others , and an object of pity to her friends , making vain CEREMONIES AT THE CORONATION . A.D. 1821. ] CEREMONIES AT 34 [ GEORGE IV . CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... by shout was raised , " The queen ! The queen ! " She imme - others , and an object of pity to her friends , making vain CEREMONIES AT THE CORONATION . A.D. 1821. ] CEREMONIES AT 34 [ GEORGE IV . CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... object was to thwart the pelled to move , amidst the exulting shouts of the multitude . queen's wishes in life , were now most scrupulous in at- Seeking an outlet to the suburbs at every turn in vain , tending to her wishes after death ...
... object was to thwart the pelled to move , amidst the exulting shouts of the multitude . queen's wishes in life , were now most scrupulous in at- Seeking an outlet to the suburbs at every turn in vain , tending to her wishes after death ...
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Page 79 - You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness — how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage, how quickly it would put forth all its beauty and all its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder.
Page 404 - N. do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.
Page 112 - ... consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman Catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland, with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom, to the stability of the Protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction and concord of all classes of his majesty's subjects.
Page 369 - Philosophers — to obtain a more general attention to the objects of Science, and a removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which impede its progress.
Page 28 - November, the second reading of the bill was carried by a majority of...
Page 297 - I know, a generous heart in an intrepid breast ; — tell me, for you must needs remember — on that day when the destinies of mankind were trembling in the balance — while death fell in showers...
Page 399 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, as settled by law within this realm : And I do solemnly swear, That I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant Religion or Protestant Government in the United Kingdom...
Page 340 - ... be explicitly avowed, and clearly understood, as its leading principle, that no attempt shall be made to influence or disturb the peculiar religious tenets of any sect or description of Christians.
Page 26 - ... kindred throne! You have said, my lords, you have willed — the Church and the king have willed — that the queen should be deprived of its solemn service.
Page 252 - That this House resolve itself into a committee of the whole House, in order to consider the present state of the church establishment in Ireland, with the view of applying any surplus of the revenues not required for the spiritual care of its members to the general education of all classes of the people, without distinction of religious persuasion.