Life and times of sir Robert Peel, by W.C. Taylor (C. Mackay). |
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... parliament as member for Tam- worth in 1790 , at a time when the menacing progress of the French Revolution excited general alarm among men of rank and property , who believed that their titles and estates would be endangered by the ...
... parliament as member for Tam- worth in 1790 , at a time when the menacing progress of the French Revolution excited general alarm among men of rank and property , who believed that their titles and estates would be endangered by the ...
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... parliament . He hoped that the same course which was adopted three years ago , would be adopted now - that the second reading would be agreed to , and the clauses of the bill filled up in a committee : plenty of time would be allowed ...
... parliament . He hoped that the same course which was adopted three years ago , would be adopted now - that the second reading would be agreed to , and the clauses of the bill filled up in a committee : plenty of time would be allowed ...
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... parliament , and before nine that they should not be admitted ; that they should be employed working eleven hours , which , with an hour and a half for meals , made twelve hours and a half . It was his intention , if possible , to ...
... parliament , and before nine that they should not be admitted ; that they should be employed working eleven hours , which , with an hour and a half for meals , made twelve hours and a half . It was his intention , if possible , to ...
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... parliament , and , in 1809 , purchased a seat for him , as representative of the borough of Cashel . Though Burke , Pitt , and Fox had passed from the stage , there were many eminent orators and statesmen then in the House of Commons ...
... parliament , and , in 1809 , purchased a seat for him , as representative of the borough of Cashel . Though Burke , Pitt , and Fox had passed from the stage , there were many eminent orators and statesmen then in the House of Commons ...
Sayfa 39
... parliament , when its majorities were avowedly guided by wholesale corruption : he had thus served a long apprenticeship to ministerial jobbing ; and though of unsul- lied honour in private life , his whole ministerial career proved ...
... parliament , when its majorities were avowedly guided by wholesale corruption : he had thus served a long apprenticeship to ministerial jobbing ; and though of unsul- lied honour in private life , his whole ministerial career proved ...
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Sayfa 180 - There never was a period in the history of this country, when all the great interests of the nation were at the same time in so thriving a condition, or when a feeling of content and satisfaction was more widely diffused through all classes of the British people.
Sayfa 171 - ... for action. You well know, gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness, — how soon, upon any call of patriotism or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated...
Sayfa 213 - ... apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness of such strength is, undoubtedly, a source of confidence and security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated doctrines on both sides feel, that it is not their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary.
Sayfa 213 - If France occupied Spain, was it necessary, in order to avoid the consequences of that occupation — that we should blockade Cadiz ? No. I looked another way — I sought materials of compensation in another hemisphere. Contemplating Spain, such as our ancestors had known her, I resolved that if France had Spain, it should not be Spain " with the Indies" I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.
Sayfa 88 - ... the field was an open and almost deserted space. The sun looked down through a sultry and motionless air. The curtains and blinds of the windows within view were all closed. A gentleman or two might occasionally be seen looking out from...
Sayfa 289 - That this house will, early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great...
Sayfa 281 - These are institutions which must ever be held sacred in this Protestant kingdom, and which it is the duty and the determination of his Majesty to preserve inviolate. " His Majesty most earnestly recommends to you to enter upon the consideration of a subject of such paramount importance, deeply interesting to the best feelings of his people, and involving the •tranquillity and concord of the United Kingdom, with the temper and the moderation which will best ensure the successful issue of your deliberations.
Sayfa 346 - What though the field be lost? All is not lost ; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield, And vjhat is else not to be overcome ; That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me.
Sayfa 89 - All were silent save those low sounds, and the occasional snorting and pawing of steeds. Persons might sometimes be noticed peeping from attics, and over the tall ridgings of houses, but they quickly withdrew, as if fearful of being observed, or unable to sustain the full gaze of a scene so hideous and abhorrent.
Sayfa 88 - On the breaking of the crowd the yeomanry wheeled, and, dashing wherever there was an opening, they followed, pressing and wounding. Many females appeared as the crowd opened ; and striplings or mere youths also were found. Their cries were piteous and heart-rending, and would, one might have supposed, have disarmed any human resentment : but here their appeals were in vain.