The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year ..., Volume 12G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1792 - English poetry |
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... legislative chamber , as it was called by one of its members ) paffed a decree , affert ing , " that they regarded as a part of the constitution , the divifion of orders , and their refpective veto , and that in these principles they ...
... legislative chamber , as it was called by one of its members ) paffed a decree , affert ing , " that they regarded as a part of the constitution , the divifion of orders , and their refpective veto , and that in these principles they ...
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... legislative government . On that memorable day , in the midst of an immenfe concourfe of fpectators , the deputies of the people , with fuch of the clergy as had already joined them , announced themselves to the public by the fince ...
... legislative government . On that memorable day , in the midst of an immenfe concourfe of fpectators , the deputies of the people , with fuch of the clergy as had already joined them , announced themselves to the public by the fince ...
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... legislative power . The odious tyranny of lettres de cachet was formally announced tobe continued , with only a few mo- difications . A guarded filence was obferved concerning the liberty of the prefs , and the pernicious tax of ...
... legislative power . The odious tyranny of lettres de cachet was formally announced tobe continued , with only a few mo- difications . A guarded filence was obferved concerning the liberty of the prefs , and the pernicious tax of ...
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... legislative and those of the executive powers ; and on re- ceiving the intelligence that Paris was in a ftate of uproar and confu- fion , a deputation was difpatched to the king , informing him once more of the danger which threatened ...
... legislative and those of the executive powers ; and on re- ceiving the intelligence that Paris was in a ftate of uproar and confu- fion , a deputation was difpatched to the king , informing him once more of the danger which threatened ...
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... legislative authority . It was therefore determined previously to inveftigate this fingle point ,, whe- ther a law could be enacted by the mere authority of the legislative body , without the fanction of the king , or what we term in ...
... legislative authority . It was therefore determined previously to inveftigate this fingle point ,, whe- ther a law could be enacted by the mere authority of the legislative body , without the fanction of the king , or what we term in ...
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addrefs afferted againſt alfo appeared becauſe body cafe caufe circumftances citizens clergy confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitution courfe court declared decree defign defire eſtabliſhed exifted expence faid fame fecond fecurity feemed feffion fembly fent ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fimilar fince fion firft firſt fituation flave fociety foldiers fome foon fpirit France French ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fupply fuppofed fupport fyftem hiftory himſelf honour houfe houſe ifland increaſe intereft itſelf juft juftice king laft lefs liberty lord majefty marquis de Favras meaſure ment minifters moft moſt muft muſt national affembly national guard neceffary Neckar neral obferved occafion oppofition paffed Paris perfons philofophy poffeffed prefent preferve prifoner propofed publiſhed purpoſe queftion reafon refidence refpect reprefentatives revolution Ruffia ſhall ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflated uſeful Weft whofe
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Page 106 - Angelo was capricious in his inventions, cannot be denied; and this may make some circumspection necessary in studying his works ; for though they appear to become him, an imitation of them is always dangerous, and will prove sometimes ridiculous. " Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Page 184 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Page xxix - Italian novels, the visionary reveries or refinements of false philosophy, a degree of superstition sufficient for the purposes of poetry, the adoption of the machineries of romance, and the frequency and improvements of allegoric exhibition in the popular spectacles.
Page xxx - Ovid's metamorphoses were exhibited in confectionary ; and the splendid iceing of an immense historic plum-cake was embossed with a delicious basso-relievo of the destruction of Troy. In the afternoon, when she condescended to walk in the garden, the- lake was covered with Tritons and Nereids ; the pages of the family were converted into Wood-nymphs who peeped from every bower ; and the footmen gamboled over the lawns in the figure of Satyrs.
Page 105 - ... fearlessly from the shore ; and he who knows that his hand can execute whatever his fancy can suggest, sports with more freedom in embodying the visionary forms of his own creation. I will not say...
Page 114 - ... with the dictates of humanity. Some of these have been crowned with full success, and others are yet depending. The expeditions, which have been completed, were carried on, under the authority and at the...
Page 89 - ... and wrifts is embroidered with gold ; this drefs reaches fomething lower than the calf of the leg.
Page 44 - Since the fucceffion to the title and authority of Sultan is not unalterably fixed in one line, but requires confirmation by the chiefs of the ifland, it is not improbable that they may hereafter be conferred on prince HAMDULLAH. A little beyond the hole, in which SA'LIM received us, was his...
Page 35 - ... when he had thirty pounds a year, he lived on twenty, eight, and gave away forty shillings. The next year, receiving sixty pounds, he still lived on twenty-eight, and gave away two and thirty. The third year he received ninety pounds, and gave away sixty-two. The fourth year he received one hundred and twenty pounds. Still he lived on twenty-eight, and gave to the poor ninety-two.
Page 115 - Pursuant to the authority contained in the several acts on that subject, a district of ten miles square, for the permanent seat of the government of the United States has been fixed and announced by proclamation ; which district will comprehend lands on both sides of the river Potomac, and the towns of Alexandria and Georgetown. A city has also been laid out agreeably to a plan which will be placed before Congress. And as there is a prospect, favored by the rate of sales which have already taken...