 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1835 - 650 pages
...consequences to herself, from the measure into which we have been driven by the unjust attack upon Portugal. Sir, I set out with saying, that there were...which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negotiations respecting the French war against Spain, I took the liberty of adverting... | |
 | David Urquhart - Europe - 1836 - 552 pages
...assuring you of my entire esteem, as well as of my most sincere affection. NICOLAS. St. Petersburg, 16th February, 1835. EXTRACTS FROM MR. CANNING'S SPEECH*,...himself, C vols. Third Edition. London, 1836. sion of the negotiations respecting the French war against Spain, I took the liberty of adverting to this topic.... | |
 | George Canning, Roger Therry - Great Britain - 1836 - 452 pages
...distrust of the strength of the country to commence it, or of her resources to maintain it. I dread.it, indeed — but upon far other grounds : I dread it...which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negociations respecting the French war against Spain, I took the liberty of adverting... | |
 | George Canning - 1844 - 646 pages
...consequences to herself, from the measure into which we have been driven by the unjust attack upon Portugal. Sir, I set out with saying, that there were...which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negotiations respecting the French war against Spain, I took the liberty of adverting... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1846 - 738 pages
...the strength of the country to commence it, or of her resources to maintain it. I dread it, indeed, upon far other grounds : I dread it from an apprehension...might arise from any hostilities in which we might now he engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negociations respecting the French war against... | |
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1850 - 634 pages
...grounds: I dread it from an apprehension of the tremendous consequences which I AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. 457 might arise from any hostilities in which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negotiations respecting the French war against Spain, I took the liberty of adverting... | |
 | Helmuth Graf von Moltke - Russia - 1854 - 488 pages
...from a distrust of the strength of the country to commence it, or of her resources to maintain it. I dread it from an apprehension of the tremendous...might arise from any hostilities in which we might be engaged I said that I feared that the next war which would be kindled in Europe would be a war not... | |
 | Helmuth Graf von Moltke - Russia - 1854 - 566 pages
...of the country to commence it, or of her resources to maintain it. I dread it from an appren hension of the tremendous consequences which might arise from any hostilities in which we might be engaged I said that I feared that the next war which would be kindled in Europe would be a war not... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1855 - 520 pages
...be protected, and from England that protection is due. .... There are reasons which entirely satisfy my judgment that nothing short of a point of national...which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negotiations respecting the war against Spain, I stated that the position of this... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1855 - 520 pages
...must be protected, and from England that protection is due There are reasons which entirely satisfy my judgment that nothing short of a point of national...which we might now be engaged. Some years ago, in the discussion of the negotiations respecting the war against Spain, I stated that the position of this... | |
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I dread war in a good cause, (and in no other may it be the lot of this country ever to engage!) from a distrust of the strength of the country to commence it, or of her resources to maintain it I dread it, indeed — but upon far other grounds: I dread... 
