 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...if peace cannot be preserved with honour, why is not war commenced without hesitation ? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom,...Let us at least make one effort — and, if we must full, let us fall tike men." The duke of Richmond, in reply, declared himself to be " totally ignorant... | |
 | Books - 1804 - 994 pages
...kingdom ; buf I trnsi it has sli>l s»tucicnt to maiut.im its just rights, though I know theut not; and any state, my lords, is better than despair. Let us at least nakt hv representing him as merely his majesty's first commissioner of the treasury and chancellor... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Great Britain - 1807 - 556 pages
...former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation ? I am not, I confess, •well informed of the resources of this...has still sufficient to maintain its just rights. But, my lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort ; and, if we must... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 378 pages
...former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom...maintain its just rights, though I know them not. — But, my Lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort; and if we must... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 380 pages
...former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation ? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom...maintain its just rights, though I know them not. — But, my Lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort; and if we must... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1811 - 536 pages
...terror of the world, now fall "prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. " I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of " this kingdom ; but I trust it has still sufficient to mainVol. II. B b CHAP. " tain its just rights, though I know them not ; and any ^ state, my lords,... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - Aristocracy (Social class) - 1812 - 748 pages
...terror of the world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. J am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom;...to maintain its just rights, though I know them not ; and any state, my lords, is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort j and, if we must... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...terror of the world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It is impossible. I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom;...to maintain its just rights, though I know them not ; and any state, my lords, is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort; and, if we must... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 736 pages
...former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation II am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom...maintain its just rights, though I know them not. But, my lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort ; and if we must fall,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1816 - 834 pages
...terror of the "world, now fall prostrate before the house of Bourbon ? It ia '* impossible. I am not, 1 confess, well informed of the resources '* of this...; but I trust it has still sufficient to maintain u its just rights, though I know them not ; and any state, my " lords, is better than despair. Let... | |
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In God's name, if it is absolutely necessary to declare either for peace or war, and the former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom ;... 
