The Historians' History of the World: Scotland, Ireland, England since 1792Henry Smith Williams Outlook Company, 1904 - World History |
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Page 455 - anyone tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me, and may his blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully. To him I resign myself and the just cause which is intrusted me to defend.
Page 510 - is the nation that can do us the most harm of any one, or all, on earth ; and with her on our side, we need not fear the Old World. With her, then, we should most sedulously cherish a cordial friendship; and nothing would tend more to knit our affections than to be fighting once more, side by side, in the same cause.
Page 305 - it will be proper for the vindication of public justice to extirpate that sect of thieves.” Burnet alleges that “the king signed this, without any inquiry about it; for he was too apt to sign papers in a hurry.” Those who doubt this allege that it was not only signed but superscribed by the king.
Page 79 - How Wallace fought for Scotland; left the name Of ‘Wallace' to be found, like a wild flower, All over his dear country; left the deeds Of Wallace, like a family of ghosts, To people the steep rocks and river banks, Her natural sanctuaries, with a local soul Of independence and stern liberty.”]
Page 528 - more effectually, under the cloak of some outward show of zeal for the Protestant religion, carry on his insidious designs for the infringement of our liberties, and the introduction of popery into every department of the state.” The duke demanded that the letter should be withdrawn; the earl refused to do so. On the
Page 502 - consort of this realm, and to dissolve the marriage between his majesty and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth.” It charged the queen with improper and degrading conduct generally during her residence abroad, and particularly with an adulterous connection with a menial servant, named
Page 223 - writings were secretly preserved, and their pernicious heresies cherished, in accordance with the scriptural text that “stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.” The most important event that happened during the present period in the history of the Scottish ecclesiastical establishment was the erection of the see of St.
Page 278 - times before, so now I must tell you that there are two kings and two kingdoms. There is Christ and his kingdom the kirk, whose subject King James VI is, and of whose kingdom he is not a king, nor a head, nor a lord, but a member; and they
Page 537 - to resort to this measure for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of his people, in the way in which it could be most constitutionally expressed, on the expediency of making such changes in the representation as circumstances might appear to require. The speech also thanked the commons for the supplies which they had voted. Next
Page 547 - The king grants permission to Earl Grey, and to his chancellor, Lord Brougham, to create such a number of peers as will be sufficient to insure the passing of the Reform Bill—first calling up peers' eldest sons. (Signed) William R., Windsor, May 17th, 1832.