The History of the Life and Reign of George the Fourth, Bind 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1832 |
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Side 11
... and revolt . The crown prince , Christian of Denmark , placed himself at their head . But no reasonable hope remained for a brave and virtuous , but rude • and poor community , disowned by the king of GEORGE THE FOURTH . 11.
... and revolt . The crown prince , Christian of Denmark , placed himself at their head . But no reasonable hope remained for a brave and virtuous , but rude • and poor community , disowned by the king of GEORGE THE FOURTH . 11.
Side 21
William Wallace. at the head of his brave little band ; was received by the peasants and villagers with enthusiasm ; and , making his way rapidly through the mountain passes , approached Grenoble on the fifth day . That city was strongly ...
William Wallace. at the head of his brave little band ; was received by the peasants and villagers with enthusiasm ; and , making his way rapidly through the mountain passes , approached Grenoble on the fifth day . That city was strongly ...
Side 22
... head of his corps , with drums beating , and the old eagle colours of the regiment flying , to salute and join the emperor . This first great im- pulse decided the conduct of the army , and the success of the enterprise . Napoleon ...
... head of his corps , with drums beating , and the old eagle colours of the regiment flying , to salute and join the emperor . This first great im- pulse decided the conduct of the army , and the success of the enterprise . Napoleon ...
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... head - quar- ters , in the Netherlands . In Paris , the state of interior commotion and outward quiet was such as cannot be conceived by those who did not witness it . Terror and dismay , hope and joy , intrigue and apostacy , hatred ...
... head - quar- ters , in the Netherlands . In Paris , the state of interior commotion and outward quiet was such as cannot be conceived by those who did not witness it . Terror and dismay , hope and joy , intrigue and apostacy , hatred ...
Side 37
... head . He had the mag- nanimity or prudence to reject these suggestions , and sent Grouchy orders to leave the duke of An- goulême at liberty to quit France , and go where he pleased . - * The following statement of Napoleon is ...
... head . He had the mag- nanimity or prudence to reject these suggestions , and sent Grouchy orders to leave the duke of An- goulême at liberty to quit France , and go where he pleased . - * The following statement of Napoleon is ...
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allies appeared appointed army artillery attack battle bill Blucher Bourbons British Brougham Brussels cabinet called capital capitulation cash payments catholic cavalry character charged Charleroi chief command constitution counsel court crown D'Erlon declared distress division duke of Wellington eloquence emperor enemy England English enquiry Europe favour force foreign Fouché France French Grouchy honour house of commons house of lords Huskisson Ireland justice king king's letter liberty lord Castlereagh lord Eldon lord Goderich lord Hutchinson lord Liverpool lord Sidmouth Louis XVIII majesty majesty's marshal ment military ministers motion moved Napoleon nation o'clock occupied opinion Paris parliament party passed peace Peel person political popular presented prince regent princess of Wales proceedings proposed proposition Prussian Quatre Bras queen reply Russia secret committee sent session sovereigns speech spirit tion took treason treaty troops Vienna voted whilst
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Side 270 - On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels...
Side 128 - Savior teachesThey solemnly declare that the present act has no other object than to publish, in the face of the whole world, their fixed resolution, both in the administration of their respective states, and in their political relations with every other Government, to take for their sole guide the precepts of the Holy Religion ; namely, the precepts of justice, Christian charity, and peace...
Side 290 - It would be disingenuous indeed not to admit that the entry of the French army into Spain was, in a certain sense, a disparagement, an affront to the pride, a blow to the feelings of England...
Side 58 - Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blush'd at the praise of their own loveliness ; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated ; who could guess If ever more should meet those mutual eyes, Since upon night so sweet such awful morn could rise!
Side 144 - And whereas the Senate of the United States have approved of the said arrangement and recommended that it should be carried into effect, the same having also received the sanction of 'His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His...
Side 57 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell...
Side 101 - I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British people. I put myself under the protection of their laws ; which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.
Side 291 - 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. Contemplat- . ing Spain, such as our ancestors had known her, I resolved that if France had Spain, it should not be Spain
Side 127 - IN the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. THEIR Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia...
Side 260 - If there be a determined project to interfere by force or by menace in the present struggle in Spain, so convinced are his Majesty's Government of the uselessness and danger of any such interference — so objectionable does it appear to them in principle...