The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Tom 6J. Ballantyne and Company, 1815 |
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... United States of Ame- rica , was said , in the speech , to have been made under circumstances which might have afforded a reasonable ex- pectation , that the amicable relations betwixt the two nations would not long be interrupted ; but ...
... United States of Ame- rica , was said , in the speech , to have been made under circumstances which might have afforded a reasonable ex- pectation , that the amicable relations betwixt the two nations would not long be interrupted ; but ...
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... united to their gallant com- rades in the glorious task of deliver- ing the peninsula . The greatest pos sible efforts had been made for an ac- tive campaign . It was perfectly true that the aid to Russia ought to be given in Spain ...
... united to their gallant com- rades in the glorious task of deliver- ing the peninsula . The greatest pos sible efforts had been made for an ac- tive campaign . It was perfectly true that the aid to Russia ought to be given in Spain ...
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... in Russia . How few ar- mies had marched over 500 miles of country before they united into one mass , invariably baffling the immense should be placed upon the person whom it invested with 3 CHAP . 1. ] 21 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
... in Russia . How few ar- mies had marched over 500 miles of country before they united into one mass , invariably baffling the immense should be placed upon the person whom it invested with 3 CHAP . 1. ] 21 HISTORY OF EUROPE .
Strona 69
... United States , encourage . ment was given by government ( in order to prevent injury to the British manufacturer ) to the importation of large quantities from our own colo- nies . But unluckily they came too late the Americans had ...
... United States , encourage . ment was given by government ( in order to prevent injury to the British manufacturer ) to the importation of large quantities from our own colo- nies . But unluckily they came too late the Americans had ...
Strona 74
... united kingdom is not called upon to struggle beyond her strength , if her means are not outrun , trust me she will yet prove to the empire a source of supply and of succour , such as the most sanguine mind has not perhaps contemplated ...
... united kingdom is not called upon to struggle beyond her strength , if her means are not outrun , trust me she will yet prove to the empire a source of supply and of succour , such as the most sanguine mind has not perhaps contemplated ...
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