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Pitt's eloquence to carry them through, ministers at last, in January, 1766, declared for the repeal. Now that it was a question of repealing Mr. Grenville's measures, serious attention was given to them; and honorable members, in the notable debate of 1766, learned much about America and the rights of Englishmen which they had not known before.
Grenville's, it was thought that the possessions of the East India Company, if taken over by the Government, would bring into the Treasury sums quite sufficient to pay the debt as well as to relieve the people, in England and America at least, of those heavy taxes which Mr. Grenville and his party had thought necessarily involved in the extension of empire.
Grenville's statement, that Lord Campbell asserts that "Lord Mansfield, without entering into systematic opposition, had been much alienated from the court during Lord Rockingham's first administration." The week before, on Mr. Powys's motion for a united and efficient administration, the majority had been 20 197 to 177. On a motion made by Mr.
But Ayacanora's delight was a horse. But the vicar was too honest to drive so good a bargain, and the matter ended, in Amyas buying her a jennet, which she learned in a fortnight to ride like a very Gaucho. And now awoke another curious slumbering reminiscence. For one day, at Lady Grenville's invitation, the whole family went over to Stow; Mrs.
Arguments, however, and protests struck ineffectually against the solid wall of Grenville's established purpose. He listened with a civil appearance of interest and dismissed his visitors and all memory of their arguments together.
Yes, you are quite right, for once, as you will already have told yourself, there is no hurry for it is too late to hurry. Listen, then! Henry Grenville's safe the old East Side lawyer, you know " He had read eagerly so far. He stared at the letter now, and the words only danced in an unmeaning jumble before him.
The Chief Consul writes to the King of England Lord Grenville's Answer Napoleon passes the Great St. Bernard The taking of St. Bard The Siege of Genoa The Battle of Montebello The Battle of Marengo Napoleon returns to Paris The Infernal Machine The Battle of Hohenlinden The Treaty of Luneville.
Great was Grenville's chagrin, when he reached Hatorask, to find that the advice boat had arrived, and finding no colony, had departed again for England. Six English vessels were suddenly opposed by a Spanish convoy of 53 ships of war.
Sometimes the mere child, so simple and silly at first, will develop an iron will to thwart you and the ingenuity of a fiend. I am tired of marriage." "Or of your wife?" "That would be difficult. By-the-by, do you feel inclined to go to Saint-Thomas d'Aquin with me to attend Lord Grenville's funeral?" "A singular way of spending time.
They would, of necessity, be at the appointed time and place, not knowing how grave was the danger which now awaited their brave rescuer. Blakeney, who as usual had planned and organized the whole expedition, would not allow any of his younger comrades to run the risk of almost certain capture. Hence his hurried note to them at Lord Grenville's ball "Start myself to-morrow alone."
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