A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1882 - Great Britain |
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William Edward Hartpole Lecky. Negotiations for peace . Bedford . The Peace of Paris Excessive requirements of Pitt Unpopularity of Bute Hatred of the Scotch Character and position of Bute . Henry Fox . Gross intimidation Literary ...
William Edward Hartpole Lecky. Negotiations for peace . Bedford . The Peace of Paris Excessive requirements of Pitt Unpopularity of Bute Hatred of the Scotch Character and position of Bute . Henry Fox . Gross intimidation Literary ...
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William Edward Hartpole Lecky. PAGE Negotiations for peace . Bedford . The Peace of Paris Excessive requirements of Pitt Unpopularity of Bute Hatred of the Scotch 42 44 48 49 50 Character and position of Bute . 55 Henry Fox . Gross ...
William Edward Hartpole Lecky. PAGE Negotiations for peace . Bedford . The Peace of Paris Excessive requirements of Pitt Unpopularity of Bute Hatred of the Scotch 42 44 48 49 50 Character and position of Bute . 55 Henry Fox . Gross ...
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... Peace of Paris on the American colonies PAGE · 267 Predictions of their separation from England 268 Question of the cession of Canada 269 Impossibility of retaining the colonies by force 271 • Strong loyalty of the colonies 272 Their ...
... Peace of Paris on the American colonies PAGE · 267 Predictions of their separation from England 268 Question of the cession of Canada 269 Impossibility of retaining the colonies by force 271 • Strong loyalty of the colonies 272 Their ...
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... peace , through the intervention of a Power with which England was at war ... peace between the two Crowns , and it will be considered as an affront to his ... Paris and London , in Jan. , Feb. and March 1761 . Chatham Correspondence ...
... peace , through the intervention of a Power with which England was at war ... peace between the two Crowns , and it will be considered as an affront to his ... Paris and London , in Jan. , Feb. and March 1761 . Chatham Correspondence ...
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... peace , if he could have obtained it on terms which he deemed adequate . The ... Paris , obtained secret know- ledge of one of the articles , and ... peace ; and take my word for it , Mr. Pitt is almost as unwilling , though he is too ...
... peace , if he could have obtained it on terms which he deemed adequate . The ... Paris , obtained secret know- ledge of one of the articles , and ... peace ; and take my word for it , Mr. Pitt is almost as unwilling , though he is too ...
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Page 338 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 337 - Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone.
Page 203 - Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests, which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole — where not local purposes, not local prejudices, ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member, indeed; but when you have chosen him he is not a member of Bristol,...
Page 393 - I can take upon me to assure you, notwithstanding insinuations to the contrary from men with factious and seditious views, that his Majesty's present administration have at no time entertained a design to propose to Parliament to lay any further taxes upon America for the purpose of raising a revenue...