History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783, 第 1 卷Little, Brown, 1853 - 436 頁 |
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第 v 頁
... Duke of Marlborough returns to England The Queen's dangerous illness Shrewsbury recommended as Lord Treasurer The Dukes of Somerset and Argyle appear in the Council And appointed by the Queen Measures to secure the Protestant Succession ...
... Duke of Marlborough returns to England The Queen's dangerous illness Shrewsbury recommended as Lord Treasurer The Dukes of Somerset and Argyle appear in the Council And appointed by the Queen Measures to secure the Protestant Succession ...
第 vi 頁
... Duke of Argyle appointed to command in Scotland And Lord Sutherland sent to the extreme north- Mar enters Perth His want of military skill Movements of the English Jacobites Arrest of six Members of Parliament Tranquillity preserved in ...
... Duke of Argyle appointed to command in Scotland And Lord Sutherland sent to the extreme north- Mar enters Perth His want of military skill Movements of the English Jacobites Arrest of six Members of Parliament Tranquillity preserved in ...
第 vii 頁
... Duke of Argyle sets his army in motion 186 The insurgents retreat from Perth 187 The Pretender and Lord Mar re - embark 189 Dispersion of the insurgent army The Pretender at St. Germains Advice of Lord Bolingbroke Dismissal of that ...
... Duke of Argyle sets his army in motion 186 The insurgents retreat from Perth 187 The Pretender and Lord Mar re - embark 189 Dispersion of the insurgent army The Pretender at St. Germains Advice of Lord Bolingbroke Dismissal of that ...
第 39 頁
... Duke of Argyle said , " that it was true he had a great hand in making the " Union that the chief reason that moved him to it was " the securing the Protestant Succession , but that he was “ satisfied that might be done as well now if ...
... Duke of Argyle said , " that it was true he had a great hand in making the " Union that the chief reason that moved him to it was " the securing the Protestant Succession , but that he was “ satisfied that might be done as well now if ...
第 47 頁
... Duke of Argyle , who said , very much in the style of a courtier , " It is for the honour of this august assembly to show " that they are better bred and have more complaisance " than the Commons ! " A strange argument for legis- lators ...
... Duke of Argyle , who said , very much in the style of a courtier , " It is for the honour of this august assembly to show " that they are better bred and have more complaisance " than the Commons ! " A strange argument for legis- lators ...
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第 11 頁 - 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.
第 12 頁 - Judges' Commissions be made Quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established ; but upon the Address of both Houses of Parliament it may be lawful to remove them.
第 50 頁 - Majesty to the House of Commons, complaining of the " great license which is taken in publishing false and scandalous libels, such as are a reproach to any government;" and declaring that " this evil seems to be grown too strong for the laws now in force.
第 185 頁 - ... disappointed in us, we were tenfold more so in him. We saw nothing in him that looked like spirit. He never appeared with cheerfulness and vigour to animate us. Our men began to despise him ; some asked if he could speak. His countenance looked extremely heavy. He cared not to come abroad amongst us soldiers, or to see us handle our arms or do our exercise. Some said the circumstances he found us in dejected him ; I am sure the figure he made dejected us ; and, had he sent us but five thousand...
第 11 頁 - That, in case the Crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defense of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
第 82 頁 - My Lords, I have many 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 (meaning, as we read in the annals, Dr. Swift,) is in a fair way of being a bishop, and may one day give licence to those who shall be intrusted with the instruction of youth.
第 271 頁 - Horace, to whom, in his private character, he might, perhaps, not unaptly be compared. He was good-tempered, joyous, and sensual, with an elegant taste for the arts; a warm friend, an indulgent master, and a boon companion. We are told of him, that whenever he received a packet of letters, the one from his gamekeeper was usually the first which he opened. To women he was greatly addicted, and his daughter by his second wife was born before their marriage. He had an easy and flowing wit, but too commonly...
第 23 頁 - There was a drawing-room to-day at court : but so few company, that the Queen sent for us into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of us round the room, while she looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute said about three words to some that were nearest her, and then she was told dinner was ready, and went out.
第 92 頁 - I a son," he said on one occasion, "I would sooner " breed him a cobbler than a courtier, and a hangman than "a statesman...
第 22 頁 - Queen need not detain us long. She was a very weak woman, full of prejudices, fond of flattery, always governed blindly by some female favourite, and, as Swift bitterly observes, " had not a stock of amity to serve above one object at a "time...