Cobbett's Political Register, Volume 20William Cobbett William Cobbett, 1811 - Great Britain |
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... Kingdom , to the King , relative to a Tax on Pay- ments , 436 Royal Edict , for the Arrest and Exile of cer- tain Sicilian nobles , 437 . Official account of the Arrest and Exile of cer- tain Sicilian nobles , by order of the King , 436 ...
... Kingdom , to the King , relative to a Tax on Pay- ments , 436 Royal Edict , for the Arrest and Exile of cer- tain Sicilian nobles , 437 . Official account of the Arrest and Exile of cer- tain Sicilian nobles , by order of the King , 436 ...
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... kingdom . If this real cause of the evil had been acknowledged , it would have saved a great deal of time ; for , then , men would not have amused them- selves with talking about such REME- DIES as that of Mr. HORNER ; and all the talk ...
... kingdom . If this real cause of the evil had been acknowledged , it would have saved a great deal of time ; for , then , men would not have amused them- selves with talking about such REME- DIES as that of Mr. HORNER ; and all the talk ...
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... kingdom , to make such great exertions against the enemy of the human race , " to gain such victories in Spain and Portugal , and to add such glories to the English name ! This was all very fine and full of comfort ; but , as you now ...
... kingdom , to make such great exertions against the enemy of the human race , " to gain such victories in Spain and Portugal , and to add such glories to the English name ! This was all very fine and full of comfort ; but , as you now ...
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... kingdoms and princi- | palities in Asia ; we shall now see what they will do in Europe . And , above all things , we shall ... kingdom poured out upon him . At no time of our history did Eng- land ever put so great a mass of means at the ...
... kingdoms and princi- | palities in Asia ; we shall now see what they will do in Europe . And , above all things , we shall ... kingdom poured out upon him . At no time of our history did Eng- land ever put so great a mass of means at the ...
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... kingdom has them not ; but its go- shut ; and the Continental system has only vernment will be convinced of the neces- just arisen ! Followed up for 10 years , it sity of repairing this negligence . Our alone will be sufficient to ...
... kingdom has them not ; but its go- shut ; and the Continental system has only vernment will be convinced of the neces- just arisen ! Followed up for 10 years , it sity of repairing this negligence . Our alone will be sufficient to ...
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Page 729 - ... when it blends with a pursuit of ignominious gain a treacherous subserviency, in the transgressors, to a foreign policy adverse to that of their own country. It is then that the virtuous indignation of the public should be enabled to manifest itself through the regular animadversions of the most competent laws. To secure greater respect to our mercantile flag, and to the honest...
Page 821 - Governor will adopt provisionally and recommend to the confirmation of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty...
Page 731 - Bratlay, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of our said Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity.
Page 725 - British government, was denied to have taken place ; it was an indispensable condition of the repeal of the British Orders, that commerce should be restored to a footing that would admit the productions and manufactures of Great Britain, when owned by neutrals, into markets shut against them by her enemy; the United States being given to understand that, in the mean time, a continuance of their non-importation act would lead to measures of retaliation.
Page 221 - Given under my hand and seal, this day of , in the year of our Lord , at , in the [county] aforesaid.
Page 729 - An enlarged philanthropy, and an enlightened forecast, concur in imposing on the National Councils an obligation to take a deep interest in their destinies; to cherish reciprocal sentiments of good will ; to regard the progress of events; and not to be unprepared for whatever order of things may be ultimately established...
Page 725 - In the unfriendly spirit of those disclosures indemnity and redress for other wrongs have continued to be withheld, and our coasts and the mouths of our harbors have again witnessed scenes not less derogatory to the dearest of our national rights than vexatious to the regular course of our trade.
Page 785 - Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Page 409 - Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation.
Page 729 - ... the great communities which occupy the southern portion of our own hemisphere and extend into our neighborhood. An enlarged philanthropy and an enlightened forecast concur in imposing on the national councils an obligation to take a deep interest in their destinies, to cherish reciprocal sentiments of good will, to regard the progress of events, and not to be unprepared...