 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1838 - 520 pages
..." the opinion which you know I have always en" tertained concerning that place. . But you can" not but be sensible of the violent and almost " superstitious...that " place would be sufficient to put the whole na" tion in a flame."* Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of parliamentary or popular... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 pages
...to " the opinion which you know I have always en" tertained concerning that place. But you can" not but be sensible of the violent and almost " superstitious...that " place would be sufficient to put the whole na" tion in a flame."* Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of parliamentary or popular... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1837 - 494 pages
...to "the opinion which you know I have always en" tertained concerning that place. But you can" not but be sensible of the violent and almost " superstitious...that " place would be sufficient to put the whole na" tion in a flame."* Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of parliamentary or popular... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1839 - 532 pages
...to " the opinion which you know I have always en" tertained concerning that place. But you can" not but be sensible of the violent and almost " superstitious...that " place would be sufficient to put the whole na" tion in a flame." * Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of parliamentary or popular... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1849 - 602 pages
...Spaniards are animated against us by this single consideration." Townshend, in answer, declares, " What you propose in relation to Gibraltar is, certainly,...be sufficient to put the whole nation in a flame."* Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of parliamentary or popular resistance. From the Spanish... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 430 pages
...entertained concerning that place. But you " cannot but be sensible of the violent and almost super" stitious zeal which has of late prevailed among all " parties...would be sufficient to put the whole " nation in a flame."f Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of Parliamentary or popular resistance. From... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 570 pages
...cannot but be sensible of the violent and " almost superstitious zeal which has of late pre" vailed among all parties in this kingdom, against " any scheme...sufficient to put the whole nation " in a flame." * Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of Parliamentary or popular resistance. From the... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 428 pages
...I am afraid that the bare mention of a proposal which carried the most distant appearance of lay'ng England ' under an obligation of ever parting with...be sufficient to put the whole nation in a flame."* Townshend had, indeed, good reason for his fear of Parliamentary or popular resistance. From the Spanish... | |
 | Frederick Sayer - Europe - 1862 - 558 pages
...Port Mahon. "NEWCASTLE." * Stephen Poyntz to Lord Townshend. Paris, June 9th, 1728. Meme. of Sir R. Walpole. tion of things and under the rough treatment...admitted that the execution of the preliminaries, and the openDKBATE ON THE RESTITUTION OF GIBRALTAR. 233 ing of the congress at Soissons, had raised hopes of... | |
 | Frederick Sayer - Europe - 1862 - 554 pages
...leaving only two small ships to attend as usual the garrison of Gibraltar and Port Mahon. "NEWCASTLE." tion of things and under the rough treatment we meet...be sufficient to put the whole nation in a flame." ing of the congress at Soissons, had raised hopes of a speedy and general pacification, but declared... | |
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But you cannot but be sensible of the violent and almost superstitious zeal which has of late prevailed among all parties in this kingdom, against any scheme for the restitution of Gibraltar, upon any conditions whatsoever ; and I am afraid that the bare... 
