 | Ferdinand de Lesseps - Suez Canal (Egypt) - 1855 - 238 pages
...often the Isthmus of Suez by a maritime canal as a work of the most useful and interesting characshaken the East, let a circumstance arise wherein England...whatever concerns this mighty interest, she could never temporise. Thus, from the position given to her by nature, Egypt might still become the subject of... | |
 | Ferdinand de Lesseps - Suez Canal (Egypt) - 1855 - 274 pages
...with France ? For this single reason, that Egypt is the shortest and most direct route from Eng* land to her Eastern possessions ; that this route must...whatever concerns this mighty interest, she could never temporise. Thus, from the position given to her by nature, Egypt might still become the subject of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1856 - 520 pages
...sciences, in administrative capacity, in all the arts of peace or war — will not seek to realise, in this direction, the projects of another epoch,...whatever concerns this mighty interest, she could never temporise. Thus, from the position given to her by nature, Egypt might still become the subject of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1856 - 520 pages
...sciences, in administrative capacity, in all the arts of peace or war — will not seek to realise, in this direction, the projects of another epoch,...England to her Eastern possessions ; that this route mnst be constantly open to her ; and that, in whatever concerns this mighty interest , she could never... | |
 | 1856 - 522 pages
...a grievous mistake — one which a mere glance at the first map at hand would serve to correct — that Egypt is the shortest and most direct route from England to her Eastern possessions) — and the only possible bone of contention between England and France would be for ever removed,... | |
 | Sir William Patrick Andrew - Europe - 1857 - 310 pages
...a grievous mistake — one which a mere glance at the first map at hand would serve to correct — that Egypt is the shortest and most direct route from England to her Eastern possessions) — and apparently the only possible bone of contention between England and France would be for ever... | |
 | William B. Dana - Commerce - 1869 - 494 pages
...mistress of Egypt at the risk of breaking her friendly relations with France 3 Solely on this account : That Egypt is the shortest and most direct route from England to her Oriental possessions ; tint this road must be constantly open ; and that she can make no terns with... | |
 | Ferdinand de Lesseps - Egypt - 1876 - 330 pages
...risk of breaking off her alliance with France ? For the simple reason that Egypt is the shortest, the most direct, route from England to her Eastern possessions, that this route must always remain open to her, and that, as regards a matter of such vital interest, she can make no compromise.... | |
 | Ferdinand de Lesseps - Egypt - 1876 - 400 pages
...risk of breaking off her alliance with France ? For the simple reason that Egypt is the shortest, the most direct, route from England to her Eastern possessions, that this route must always remain open to her, and that, as regards a matter of such vital interest, she can make no compromise.... | |
 | Joseph Everett Nourse - Canals, Interoceanic - 1884 - 202 pages
...mistress of Egypt at the risk of breaking her friendly relations with France? Solely on this account: That Egypt is the shortest and most direct route from England to her Oriental possessions ; that this road must be constantly open, and that she can make no terms with... | |
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Egypt to prevent another power from forestalling her, and tell us then if it is possible that the alliance could survive the complications which such an event would occasion. And why should England consider herself obliged to become mistress of Egypt,... 
