Contains the earls from the accession of George IIIF.C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and Son, 1812 |
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Abergavenny aforesaid afterwards ancestor Anne appointed April Argent arms Atholl August Baron Baronet Bart Bathurst born brother buried Captain castle Catharine charter church coheir command Craven Custos Rotulorum daugh daughter and heir daughter of Sir David death deceased December died unmarried died without issue Digby Duke Duke of Atholl Earl of Atholl Earl of Tullibardine Edward III Egerton Elizabeth England father February Fortescue France George Grey Grosvenor Gules heirs male Henry VI Henry VIII honour Ibid Ireland James Jane January July June Kent King's Knight Lady lands late left issue Lord Nelson Lowther Majesty Majesty's manor March Margaret Mary Murray November October Onslow parliament present Earl Prince Queen reign Robert Walpole Scotland September shire Sir Andrew Murray Sir Edward Sir John Sir John Pelham Sir Richard Sir Robert Sir Thomas Sir William sister sons succeeded Sussex Tullibardine Viscount Walpole
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Page 69 - In God's name, if it is absolutely necessary to declare either for peace or war, and the former cannot be preserved with honour, why is not the latter commenced without hesitation ? I am not, I confess, well informed of the resources of this kingdom ; but I trust it has still sufficient to maintain its just rights, though I know them not. — But, my Lords, any state is better than despair. Let us at least make one effort; and if we must fall, let us fall like men...
Page 69 - I rejoice that the grave has not closed upon me ; that I am still alive to lift up my voice against the dismemberment of this ancient and most noble monarchy...
Page 91 - The sense to value riches, with the art 'T enjoy them, and the virtue to impart ; Not meanly nor ambitiously pursued, Not sunk by sloth, nor rais'd by servitude ; To balance fortune by a just expense, Join with economy magnificence ; With splendour charity, with plenty health ; 0 teach us, Bathurst ! yet unspoil'd by wealth, That secret rare, between th' extremes to move Of mad good-nature and of mean self-love.
Page 587 - If from poor Bowen's loss you think it proper to oblige me, I rest confident you will do it. The boy is under obligations to me, but he repaid me by bringing me from the mole of Santa Cruz. I hope you will be able to give me a frigate to convey the remains of my carcass to England.
Page 597 - What precious moments," said he, "the Courts of Naples and Vienna are losing! Three months would liberate Italy ; but this Court is so enervated, that the happy moment will be lost. I am very unwell ; and their miserable conduct is not likely to cool my irritable temper. It is a country of fiddlers and poets, whores and scoundrels.
Page 551 - But to be called, after sixteen years have elapsed, to account for my conduct in this manner, and after an uninterrupted enjoyment of my property, to be questioned and considered as obtaining it unwarrantably, is hard indeed! and a treatment I should not think the British Senate capable of.
Page 551 - That all acquisitions made under the influence of a military force, or by treaty with foreign Princes, do of right belong to the State.
Page 471 - On his return he was elected one of the knights of the shire for the county of Surrey in.
Page 561 - with a feeling that I should never rise in my profession. My mind was staggered with a view of the difficulties I had to surmount, and the little interest I possessed. I could discover no means of reaching the object of my ambition.
Page 333 - ... by an act of parliament made in the first year of the reign of our late royal father, to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy...