Memoirs of King George the Third: His Life and Reign, Volume 2L.C. Page, 1902 - Great Britain |
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... sovereign . ― That , on the one hand , the king was not altogether satisfied with his present ministers , it would be fruitless to dispute . Even at their first entering upon office , by their conduct in refus- ing to do justice to Mr ...
... sovereign . ― That , on the one hand , the king was not altogether satisfied with his present ministers , it would be fruitless to dispute . Even at their first entering upon office , by their conduct in refus- ing to do justice to Mr ...
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... sovereign . We have the solemn and repeated assurance to this effect of the king himself ; we have Conway's word — a word which was never doubted that neither he nor his colleagues could discover any " overruling influ- ence " behind ...
... sovereign . We have the solemn and repeated assurance to this effect of the king himself ; we have Conway's word — a word which was never doubted that neither he nor his colleagues could discover any " overruling influ- ence " behind ...
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... sovereign should never be interposed in public affairs . Unhappily , this wholesome axiom was lost sight of , alike by ministers and by the oppo- sition , who , on this question , seem to have been severally and equally to blame on ...
... sovereign should never be interposed in public affairs . Unhappily , this wholesome axiom was lost sight of , alike by ministers and by the oppo- sition , who , on this question , seem to have been severally and equally to blame on ...
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... sovereign , he con- sidered as a most unwarrantable proceeding . All who knew him , he added , were aware that such political circles ; whereas the extraordinary sensation , which was excited by Lord Strange's gossip , indicates that ...
... sovereign , he con- sidered as a most unwarrantable proceeding . All who knew him , he added , were aware that such political circles ; whereas the extraordinary sensation , which was excited by Lord Strange's gossip , indicates that ...
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... sovereign . But , whatever may have been the occasion of his absence , he was at all events spared the ridicule and humiliation which awaited his brother George and the Duke of Bedford . " The favourite , " writes Walpole , " had the ...
... sovereign . But , whatever may have been the occasion of his absence , he was at all events spared the ridicule and humiliation which awaited his brother George and the Duke of Bedford . " The favourite , " writes Walpole , " had the ...
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Page 340 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room, for hope. If we wish to be free ; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending' ; if we mean not basely to abandon, the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never, to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained', we must fight,! I repeat it,, sir, WE...
Page 340 - If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges, for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it, sir, we must fight. An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us.
Page 334 - THE SACRED RIGHTS OF MANKIND ARE NOT TO BE RUMMAGED FOR AMONG OLD PARCHMENTS OR MUSTY RECORDS. THEY ARE WRITTEN, AS WITH A SUNBEAM, IN THE WHOLE VOLUME OF HUMAN NATURE, BY THE HAND OF THE DIVINITY ITSELF ; AND CAN NEVER BE ERASED OR OBSCURED BY MORTAL POWER.
Page 55 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to...
Page xi - Now, we who know Mr. Burke, know that he will be one of the first men in the country.
Page 86 - For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant.
Page 95 - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. "But not the praise...
Page 234 - They were governed by this country at the expense only of a little pen, ink, and paper ; they were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection for Great Britain ; for its laws; its customs, and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce.
Page 199 - The cause of Government was ably vindicated by Lord North, a statesman of spotless integrity, a consummate master of debate, who could wield with equal dexterity the arms of reason and of ridicule. He was seated on the Treasury bench between his Attorney and...
Page 209 - Permit me, sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the city of London in particular...