The British Empire in Europe: Part the First, Containing an Account of the Connection Between the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, Previous to the Year 1780. To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the State of Rivalry Between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in Former Times, Volume 1Mess. Moncrieffe, Gilbert, Colles, 1787 - 152 pagine |
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Pagina 88 - Britain, in parliament assembled, hath had of right, and ought to have full power and authority to make laws, and statutes, of sufficient force and validity, to bind the people and the kingdom of Ireland.
Pagina 86 - ... that the book published by Mr Molyneux was of dangerous tendency to the crown and people of England, by denying the authority of the king and parliament of England to bind the kingdom and people of Ireland, and the subordination and dependence that Ireland had, and ought to have, upon England, as being united and annexed to the imperial crown of England.
Pagina 151 - Majesty that it is not by temporary expedients, but by a free trade alone, that this nation is now to be saved from impending ruin.
Pagina 14 - Scotland, and may truly vaunt it : here I sit and govern it with my pen : I write and it is done; and by a Clerk of the Council I govern Scotland now, — which others could not do by the sword.
Pagina 22 - All was carried with great heat and much vehemence ; for a national humour, of being independent on England, fermented so strongly among all sorts of people without doors, that those who went not into every hot motion that was made, were looked on as the betrayers of their country : and they were so exposed to a popular fury, that some of those who studied to stop this tide, were thought to be in danger of their lives. The...
Pagina 141 - Agriculture is cultivated; arts' and fciences are encouraged : and in the fpace *f eighteen years, which is almoft the full time that I have known it, no kingdom can be more improved.
Pagina 121 - England, or where any persons of consideration here may be offended, the best we can hope for, from a native of this place, is that he will stay away from the council, instead of promoting the king's service by his presence and debating.
Pagina 45 - England, whereby they became degenerate and metamorphosed like Nebuchadnezzar, who, although he had the face of a man, had the heart of a beast...
Pagina 8 - began the contests between the two nations which spilt more Christian blood, did more mischief, and continued longer, than any wars that we read of between any two people in the world."!
Pagina 12 - James, indeed, made a sort of apologetic speech in deprecation of these preferences: — " For my liberality, I have told you of it heretofore. My three first years were to them (the Scots) as a Christmas. I could not then be miserable. Should I have been oversparing to them, they might have thought Joseph had forgotten his brethren, or that the king had been drunk with his new kingdom...