History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII, Volume 1Harper & Bros., 1855 - Europe |
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... Chamber of Dep- uties . Composition and Parties in the Chambers . The extreme Royalists and their Leaders . - The Provincial Deputies . - The Opposition and its Leaders . Composition of the Chamber of Peers . Opening of the Chamber ...
... Chamber of Dep- uties . Composition and Parties in the Chambers . The extreme Royalists and their Leaders . - The Provincial Deputies . - The Opposition and its Leaders . Composition of the Chamber of Peers . Opening of the Chamber ...
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... Chambers.- State of Parties in the Chamber of Deputies.- Centre and Left . - Law of Elections of 5th Feb- ruary , 1817. - Argument of the Ministers in sup- port of the Measure . - Answer by the Royalists . -It is passed . - Reflections ...
... Chambers.- State of Parties in the Chamber of Deputies.- Centre and Left . - Law of Elections of 5th Feb- ruary , 1817. - Argument of the Ministers in sup- port of the Measure . - Answer by the Royalists . -It is passed . - Reflections ...
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... Chamber . - Designs of the Liberals in Paris .-- New Electoral Law proposed by the Gov- ernment . - Electoral Law finally agreed on by the Government . - Violent Opposition of the Liber- als . - The Duke de Berri . - His Biography ...
... Chamber . - Designs of the Liberals in Paris .-- New Electoral Law proposed by the Gov- ernment . - Electoral Law finally agreed on by the Government . - Violent Opposition of the Liber- als . - The Duke de Berri . - His Biography ...
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... Chambers . - Immense sensa- tion produced by this Speech . - M . Talleyrand's Speech on the War . - Vote of Credit of 100,000,000 francs . - Affair of M. Manuel in the Chamber of Deputies : his Speech . - Storm in the Chamber ...
... Chambers . - Immense sensa- tion produced by this Speech . - M . Talleyrand's Speech on the War . - Vote of Credit of 100,000,000 francs . - Affair of M. Manuel in the Chamber of Deputies : his Speech . - Storm in the Chamber ...
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... Chamber of Peers , of the restoration.1 magistracy , of the army , and of the ministry ; the restoration to the provinces of the power of the clergy , and of the noblesse , were the con- ditions held out as indispensable by such of the ...
... Chamber of Peers , of the restoration.1 magistracy , of the army , and of the ministry ; the restoration to the provinces of the power of the clergy , and of the noblesse , were the con- ditions held out as indispensable by such of the ...
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Page 346 - 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 ! 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. She has, instead of that solemnity, the heartfelt prayers of the people. She wants no prayers of mine. But I do here pour forth my humble supplications...
Page 17 - And he said, BLESSED be the Lord God of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; And Canaan shall be his servant.
Page 270 - O thou! whose glory fills the ethereal throne, And all ye deathless powers! protect my son! Grant him, like me, to purchase just renown, To guard the Trojans, to defend the crown, Against his country's foes the war to wage, And rise the Hector of the future age! So when triumphant from successful toils Of heroes slain he bears the reeking spoils, Whole hosts may hail him with deserved acclaim, And say, 'This chief transcends his father's fame.' While pleased amidst the general shouts of Troy, His...
Page 346 - ... 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 353 - This day has shown me that I am beloved by my Irish subjects. Rank, station, honours, are nothing; but to feel. that I live in the hearts of my Irish subjects, is to me the most exalted happiness.
Page 331 - Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
Page 131 - Whatever withdraws us from the dominion of the senses — whatever makes the past, the distant, and the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings...
Page 117 - I well remember, when the near and dear relation alluded to was a child, I observed to some friends that the man who discharged his duty to his country in the manner Mr Pitt had done, was...
Page 361 - If distress bordering upon famine, if misery bursting forth in insurrection, and all the other symptoms of wretchedness, discontent, and difficulty, are to be taken as symptoms of pressure upon the people; then I should say that 1812 and 1817 were two years of which no good man can ever wish to witness the like again...
Page 96 - Utter boldly and spread widely through the world the thoughts of the coming apostles of the people's liberty, till the sound that cheers the desert shall thrill through the heart of humanity, and the lips of the messenger of the people's power, as he stands in beauty upon the mountains, shall proclaim the renovating tidings of equal freedom for the race...