Memoirs of William Sampson: Including Particulars of His Adventures in Various Parts of Europe; His Confinement in the Dungeons of the Inquisition in Lisbon, &c., &c. Several Original Letters; Being His Correspondence with the Ministers of State in Great-Britain and Portugal; a Short Sketch of the History of Ireland, Particularly as it Respects the Spirit of British Domination in that Country; and a Few Observations on the State of Manners &c., in Americaauthor, 1807 - 448 sider |
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... obedient humble servant , H. TAYLOR . And from the Duke of Portland I had the answer which follows : Sir , White - Hall , Dec. 13 , 1798 . Ir was not in my power to answer your letter of the 28th of November , before I had com ...
... obedient humble servant , H. TAYLOR . And from the Duke of Portland I had the answer which follows : Sir , White - Hall , Dec. 13 , 1798 . Ir was not in my power to answer your letter of the 28th of November , before I had com ...
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... obedient humble servant , PORTLAND . The passport enclosed with the above , you will find in an appendix , which it is my intention to sub- join ; and in which I shall insert such other docu- ments illutrative of this narrative , as I ...
... obedient humble servant , PORTLAND . The passport enclosed with the above , you will find in an appendix , which it is my intention to sub- join ; and in which I shall insert such other docu- ments illutrative of this narrative , as I ...
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... obedient humble servant , William Sampson , Esq . REPLY TO THE ABOVE . My Lord , MOIRA . I HAVE received the honor of your lordship's letter , dated Donington , December 26 . It appears by a mark on the cover to have been missent , and ...
... obedient humble servant , William Sampson , Esq . REPLY TO THE ABOVE . My Lord , MOIRA . I HAVE received the honor of your lordship's letter , dated Donington , December 26 . It appears by a mark on the cover to have been missent , and ...
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... obedient humble servant , WILLIAM SAMPSON . Now , before I suffer the press to resume the Series of the Letters , written during my stay in France ; and , as I have had occasion to bring Mr. Emmet's name before the public , there is one ...
... obedient humble servant , WILLIAM SAMPSON . Now , before I suffer the press to resume the Series of the Letters , written during my stay in France ; and , as I have had occasion to bring Mr. Emmet's name before the public , there is one ...
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... obedient humble servant , WM . WICKHAM . About this time I found also that my persecutors were WILLIAM SAMPSON . 85 LETTER X Mr Wickham-Colonel Edwards-Oporto,
... obedient humble servant , WM . WICKHAM . About this time I found also that my persecutors were WILLIAM SAMPSON . 85 LETTER X Mr Wickham-Colonel Edwards-Oporto,
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Side 321 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Side ii - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Side 297 - if the English would neither in peace govern them by the law, nor in warre roote them out by the sword, must they not needs be pricks in their eyes, and thorns in their sides to the worlde's end?
Side 386 - ... certainly exceeds, in the comparative number of those it consigns to ruin and misery, every example that ancient or modern history can afford.
Side 390 - A bill for preventing revenue officers from voting or interfering at elections ? A bill for rendering the servants of the crown of Ireland responsible for the expenditure of the public money? A bill to protect the personal safety of the subject against arbitrary and excessive bail, and against the stretching of the power of attachment beyond the limits of the constitution ? And will you, as far as in you lies, prevent any renewal of the Police act?
Side 280 - ... west parts of the world ; the long inlets of many navigable rivers, and so many great lakes and fresh ponds within the...
Side 389 - A bill for preventing pensioners from sitting in parliament, or such placemen as cannot sit in the British House of Commons. " A bill for limiting the number of placemen and pensioners and the amount of pension. " A bill for preventing revenue officers from voting at elections. " A bill for rendering the servants of the crown of Ireland responsible for the expenditure of the public money. " A bill to protect the personal safety of the subject against arbitrary and excessive bail, and against the...
Side 420 - In the awful presence of God I, AB do voluutarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen, of every religious persuasion ; and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Side 300 - Every inconsiderable party, who, under the pretence of loyalty, received the king's commission to repel the adversary in some particular district, became pestilent enemies to the inhabitants. Their properties, their lives, the chastity of their families, were all exposed to barbarians, who sought only to glut their brutal passions; and by their horrible excesses purchased the curse of God and man.
Side 428 - Your patriotic exertions in the cause of your country have hitherto exceeded your most sanguine expectations, and in a short time must ultimately be crowned with success. Liberty has raised her drooping head : thousands daily flock to her standard : the voice of her children every where prevails. Let us then, in the. moment of triumph, return thanks to the Almighty Ruler of the Universe, that a total stop has been put to those sanguinary...