The Edinburgh Annual Register, 14. köideWalter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1823 |
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... called before the Congress of Laybach . Ministers had plunged this country into wars - they had burdened it with taxes - and now , while they were taking credit for ha ving'delivered Europe , the great pow- ers of Europe , enriched by ...
... called before the Congress of Laybach . Ministers had plunged this country into wars - they had burdened it with taxes - and now , while they were taking credit for ha ving'delivered Europe , the great pow- ers of Europe , enriched by ...
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... called in the Gazette by the name of the Duchess of Zell . Did he forget that she in- herited this title from her father ; that she was the daughter of the Duke of Zell , from whom she inherited large estates ? Her being styled Duchess ...
... called in the Gazette by the name of the Duchess of Zell . Did he forget that she in- herited this title from her father ; that she was the daughter of the Duke of Zell , from whom she inherited large estates ? Her being styled Duchess ...
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... called on those who had any political connexion with them , to act in total oblivion of that connexion ; and he thought gentle- men opposite would encounter very little difficulty in finding instances where persons who were even con ...
... called on those who had any political connexion with them , to act in total oblivion of that connexion ; and he thought gentle- men opposite would encounter very little difficulty in finding instances where persons who were even con ...
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... called the at- tention of the House to a breach of their privileges , in the address pre- sented by the presbytery of Lang- holm , on the late proceedings . He observed on the right which was fully secured to the members of par- liament ...
... called the at- tention of the House to a breach of their privileges , in the address pre- sented by the presbytery of Lang- holm , on the late proceedings . He observed on the right which was fully secured to the members of par- liament ...
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... called upon to take any farther measures . On the 25th of February , another grand effort was made by the oppo- nents of ministers . A motion of cen- sure , for their conduct in the case of the Queen , was brought forward by the Marquis ...
... called upon to take any farther measures . On the 25th of February , another grand effort was made by the oppo- nents of ministers . A motion of cen- sure , for their conduct in the case of the Queen , was brought forward by the Marquis ...
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Page 144 - Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...
Page 356 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who Possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Page 114 - I WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Page 357 - TRIUMPHAL arch, that fill'st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art — Still seem, as to my childhood's sight, A midway station given For happy spirits to alight Betwixt the earth and heaven.
Page 334 - ... composure, which characterizes the landscape of a cultivated country ; it was the deathlike stillness of the most dreary desolation, and the total absence of animated existence. Such, indeed, was the want of objects to afford relief to the eye, or amusement to the mind, that a stone of more than usual size appearing above the snow, in the direction...
Page 345 - ... sight, impressed me with horror. The blackness of the wall ; the faint light given by the candles or torches for want of air; the different objects that surrounded me seeming to converse with each other ; and the Arabs with the candles or torches in their hands, naked and covered with dust, themselves resembling living mummies, — absolutely formed a scene that cannot be described.
Page 357 - And yet, fair bow, no fabling dreams, But words of the Most High, Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky. When o'er the green undeluged earth, Heaven's covenant thou didst shine, How came the world's gray fathers forth To watch thy sacred sign ! And when its yellow lustre smiled O'er mountains yet untrod, Each mother held aloft her child To bless the bow of God.
Page 6 - I have recently received so many testimonials from all parts of my kingdom ; and which, whilst it is most grateful to the strongest feelings of my heart, I shall ever consider as the best and surest safeguard of my Throne.
Page 192 - Orders of The House, examined the matters to them referred; and have agreed to the following REPORT...
Page 2 - ... domination — this the use of a standing army in time of peace. It seems our fathers were not such fools as some would make us believe, in opposing the establishment of a standing army...