The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom ..Harper & Brothers, 1848 |
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Strana 14
... force gathered like a snowball - he was soon at the head of five or six thousand active and daring Highlanders . The charm of his name was so great , that in some instances clans deserted their heredi- tary chiefs to follow him ; having ...
... force gathered like a snowball - he was soon at the head of five or six thousand active and daring Highlanders . The charm of his name was so great , that in some instances clans deserted their heredi- tary chiefs to follow him ; having ...
Strana 22
... force not very considerable in point of number , but perfect in discipline , ap- pointment , spirit , and devotion to his cause . It in- cluded English , Scots , Dutch , Danes , and French ; and , when it was joined to Schomberg's forces ...
... force not very considerable in point of number , but perfect in discipline , ap- pointment , spirit , and devotion to his cause . It in- cluded English , Scots , Dutch , Danes , and French ; and , when it was joined to Schomberg's forces ...
Strana 23
... force as to make the English weary of resisting God and their duty , when they found the miseries of war brought to their own doors ; besides the incapacity Ireland was in of maintaining such an army as would be necessary to oppose the ...
... force as to make the English weary of resisting God and their duty , when they found the miseries of war brought to their own doors ; besides the incapacity Ireland was in of maintaining such an army as would be necessary to oppose the ...
Strana 24
... force the passage on the morrow , and rode along the left bank to reconnoiter . While engaged in this service , the ... forces , and his flight , which had broken my heart if that of the death of Orange had not come be- fore . " - Sir ...
... force the passage on the morrow , and rode along the left bank to reconnoiter . While engaged in this service , the ... forces , and his flight , which had broken my heart if that of the death of Orange had not come be- fore . " - Sir ...
Strana 36
... force that had been seen in the channel since the Spanish armada . On the 19th of May he discovered the French fleet off Cape Barfleur , bearing down upon him full sail . The French admiral , the Count de Tourville , who , it appears ...
... force that had been seen in the channel since the Spanish armada . On the 19th of May he discovered the French fleet off Cape Barfleur , bearing down upon him full sail . The French admiral , the Count de Tourville , who , it appears ...
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Strana 358 - ... the governor and company of the Bank of England, or by the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America...
Strana 3 - That king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of the Kingdom, by breaking the original Contract between king and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental Laws, and having withdrawn himself out of the Kingdom, has abdicated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby become vacant.
Strana 69 - France to subvert our religion, laws and liberty, we whose names are hereunto subscribed do heartily, sincerely and solemnly profess, testify and declare that his present Majesty King William is rightful and lawful king of these realms...
Strana 5 - ... to be to the heirs of the body of the said princess; and for default of such issue to the princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said prince of Orange.
Strana 288 - children, and I know not whether God Almighty " will vouchsafe to let me live to give them the " education I could wish they had. Therefore, " my Lords, I own I tremble when I think that a " certain divine, who is hardly suspected of being " a Christian, is in a fair way of being a bishop, and " may one day give licences to those who shall be " intrusted with the education of youth ! " * All parties looked with great interest to the conduct of the Lord Treasurer on this occasion.
Strana 123 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament...
Strana 261 - Mat, hide the nakedness of thy country, and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen, who are not much better politicians than the French are poets.'* Soon after, the duke of Shrewsbury went on a formal embassy to Paris.
Strana 252 - ... that she thought fit to dismiss him from all his employments, that the matter might be impartially examined.
Strana 136 - Anne, within three days after her accession, went down to the House of Lords, and there declared her resolution to support the measures planned by her predecessor, who had been " the great support, not only of these kingdoms, but of all Europe.
Strana 5 - ... during their lives, and the life of the survivor of them : and that the entire, perfect, and full exercise of the regal power and government be only in, and executed by his majesty, in the names of both their...