Annual Register, Volume 19Edmund Burke 1779 - History |
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... King's arms and ftores ; and by , what was not lefs effential than any other matter , their own example , and their endeavours to remove that general delufion which kept the minds of the people in a continual ferment , and thereby to ...
... King's arms and ftores ; and by , what was not lefs effential than any other matter , their own example , and their endeavours to remove that general delufion which kept the minds of the people in a continual ferment , and thereby to ...
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... king's ftandard , with equal rigour . The King's forces retired from the poft at the Great - Bridge the enfuing night , without any other lofs than a few pieces of cannon , and fome trifling flores which they left behind ; and as all ...
... king's ftandard , with equal rigour . The King's forces retired from the poft at the Great - Bridge the enfuing night , without any other lofs than a few pieces of cannon , and fome trifling flores which they left behind ; and as all ...
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... King's government ; it was hoped that fome of the Indian nations might be induced to become parties in this defign ; and that thus united , they not only would make fuch a diverfion , as muft greatly alarm and diftrefs the rebels , but ...
... King's government ; it was hoped that fome of the Indian nations might be induced to become parties in this defign ; and that thus united , they not only would make fuch a diverfion , as muft greatly alarm and diftrefs the rebels , but ...
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... King to know when he would be pleased to receive it , they were informed , that it would be accepted the next day at the levee , to which one of the She- riffs replied , that the Livery in Common - Hall had refolved that their addrefs ...
... King to know when he would be pleased to receive it , they were informed , that it would be accepted the next day at the levee , to which one of the She- riffs replied , that the Livery in Common - Hall had refolved that their addrefs ...
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... King and parliament had de- cided , it was no part of their mi- litary duty to enquire into the juftice or policy of the quarrel . This conduct , however , ren- dered that nobleman extremely po- pular among thofe who held fimi- lar ...
... King and parliament had de- cided , it was no part of their mi- litary duty to enquire into the juftice or policy of the quarrel . This conduct , however , ren- dered that nobleman extremely po- pular among thofe who held fimi- lar ...
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