Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly miscellany) [afterw.] The Political review and monthly mirror of the times, Volume 4Benjamin Flower 1808 |
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... lord or petty tyrant to another ? The same may be said of various other empires : kings and ministers may quarrel and fight as long as they please ; but till the people possess liberties worth fighting for , their wisdom is to remain ...
... lord or petty tyrant to another ? The same may be said of various other empires : kings and ministers may quarrel and fight as long as they please ; but till the people possess liberties worth fighting for , their wisdom is to remain ...
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... Lord COLLINGWOOD , and published in our official Gazette . Thus the principal armies of the French Emperor . in Spain have been subdued , and that chiefly by men little used to arms , and to military discipline . 20 One important result ...
... Lord COLLINGWOOD , and published in our official Gazette . Thus the principal armies of the French Emperor . in Spain have been subdued , and that chiefly by men little used to arms , and to military discipline . 20 One important result ...
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... Lord CASTLEREAGH , although he , conscious how acceptable his language would be to his lordship , furiously reviles " Napoleon Bonaparte , as the infamous " chief of robbers , the monster of monsters ; " ( we are not much sur- prised at ...
... Lord CASTLEREAGH , although he , conscious how acceptable his language would be to his lordship , furiously reviles " Napoleon Bonaparte , as the infamous " chief of robbers , the monster of monsters ; " ( we are not much sur- prised at ...
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... Lord HAWKESBURY , one of the colleagues of the right hon . secretary who has officially used this outrageous lan- guage , absolutely panegyrized the government of the " atrocious usurper , " and demanded in the face of the British ...
... Lord HAWKESBURY , one of the colleagues of the right hon . secretary who has officially used this outrageous lan- guage , absolutely panegyrized the government of the " atrocious usurper , " and demanded in the face of the British ...
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... Lord . " Hypocrisy is thus added to the rest of our crimes , and we all the time flatter ourselves , that in opposing the rights of con- science claimed by the catholics in this country , and in fighting for the preservation of catholic ...
... Lord . " Hypocrisy is thus added to the rest of our crimes , and we all the time flatter ourselves , that in opposing the rights of con- science claimed by the catholics in this country , and in fighting for the preservation of catholic ...
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Page 195 - God and the constitution, emperor of the French, king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine...
Page 182 - The cavalry are to embark their horses, as also the generals and other officers of all ranks. It is, however, fully understood, that the means of conveyance for horses at the disposal of the British...
Page 194 - November last, by which vessels belonging to neutral, friendly, or even powers the allies of England, are...
Page 9 - Napoleon, by the grace of God, emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the confederacy of the Rhine, to all men to whom these presents shall come, sends greeting : — The junta of the state, the council of Castile, the city of Madrid, &c. having notified to us, by their addresses, that the well-being of Spain requires a speedy stop to be put to the...
Page 178 - ... infantry had been posted, as a support to these troops, and as a reserve to the whole army. In addition to this support these troops had that of the cavalry in the rear of their right.
Page 183 - No native of Portugal shall be rendered accountable for his political conduct during the period of the occupation of this country by the French army; and all those who have continued in the exercise of their employments, or who have accepted situations under the French government, are placed under the protection of the British commanders; they shall sustain no injury in their persons or property, it not having been at their option to be obedient or not to the French government: they are also at liberty...
Page 313 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
Page 175 - ... followed by a detachment of our riflemen to the distance of three miles from Brilos. The riflemen were then attacked by a superior body of the enemy, who attempted to cut them off from the main body of the detachment to which they belonged, which had now advanced to their support ; larger bodies of the...
Page lvi - And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me.
Page xciv - Washington within the exact period of six months from the date of its signature, or sooner if possible.