 ... to behold this nation, instead of despairing at its alarming condition, looking boldly its situation in the face, and establishing upon a spirited and permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 6041905Full view - About this book
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1854 - 412 pages
...plan the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources as will astonish the nations around us, and enable us to regain that pre-eminence to which on many accounts we are so justly entitled. The propriety and even necessity of adopting a plan for... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1855 - 722 pages
...boldly in the face, and establishing, upon a permanent plan, the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources,...exertion, as will astonish the nations around us, and en- able us to regain that pre-eminence to which, on many accounts, we were so justly entitled/1 These... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1859 - 400 pages
...face, and establishing upon a spirited and permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources...us to regain that pre-eminence to which we are on many accounts so justly entitled." This extract gives a fair sample of the magniloquent style of Mr.... | |
 | Leone Levi - 1860 - 282 pages
...establishing upon a spirited and a permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all incumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources and of our...us to regain that pre-eminence to which we are on many accounts so justly entitled.' The bill was well received in the House of Commons. Mr. Fox agreed... | |
 | Leone Levi - 1872 - 642 pages
...establishing upon a spirited and a permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all incumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources and of our...us to regain that pre-eminence to which we are on many accounts so justly entitled.' The bill was well received in the House of Commons. Mr. Fox agreed... | |
 | Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate - 1876 - 814 pages
...plan the means of relieving itself, from all its incumbrances, must give such an idea of our resourses as will astonish the nations around us, and enable us to regain that prominence to which, on many accounts, we are so justly entitled. " The propriety, and even necessity... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1878 - 422 pages
...boldly in the face, and establishing, upon a permanent plan, the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources,...and enable us to regain that pre-eminence to which, on many accounts, we were so justly entitled.' These were the words of Mr Pitt, which were re-echoed... | |
 | Thomas Waghorn - 1885 - 112 pages
...plan the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources as will astonish the nations around us and enable us to regain that pre-eminence to which, on many accounts, we are so justly entitled.' .... The bill to form a sinking fund passed both Houses... | |
 | Charles Whibley - 1906 - 410 pages
...and England were hopefully "looking to the business of this day," but that all the Powers of Europe watched the enterprise with fear and envy ; and he...what was the spirited and permanent plan which was to o achieve all this? At first sight it seemed simplicity itself. It was merely to set aside one million... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1831 - 926 pages
...situation in the face, and establishing upon a permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its encumbrances, must give such an idea of our resources, and of our spirit of exertion, as would astonish the nations around us, and enable us to regain that pre-eminence to which we were on... | |
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