| 1870 - 340 pages
...were seen and heard by some. As fur back as 1753, Lord Chesterfield (then residing in France), wrote : "All the symptoms I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in governments, now exist and daily increase in this country." A recent writer (Mr. Greenwell) forcibly... | |
| William Chambers - 1871 - 358 pages
...condition of France, writes, in 1753: 'The confusion in France increases daily; all the symptoms which I have ever met with in history previous to great...revolutions in government now exist, and daily increase, in France.' When David Hume was in Paris, from 1763 to 1766, as secretary to Lord Hertford's embassy,... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1871 - 264 pages
...following words, that have become memorable : 'In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with i/74' in History, previous to great Changes and Revolutions in ' government, now exist and daily increase in France.'6 CHAPTER III. . VIATICUM. FOR the present, however, the grand question with the Governors... | |
| Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.), Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Charles Stokes Carey - 1872 - 444 pages
...government, and begin to be spregiudicati,' the officers do so too ; in short, all the symptoms, which I have ever met with in history, previous to great...revolutions in Government, now exist, and daily increase, in France.2 I am glad of it ; the rest of Europe will be the quieter, and have time to recover. England,... | |
| George Park Fisher - 1873 - 660 pages
...years before the accession of Louis XVI., Lord Chesterfield wrote: '' In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with in history, previous to great...revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France." Chesterfield's Letters (Dec. 25, 1753) ; quoted by Carlyle, History of the French Revolution,... | |
| Anthony Trollope - 1873 - 766 pages
...post the following words, that have since become memorable : — ' In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with in History previous to great...Revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.' " SAMUEL BI.ACKSTONE. MARGARET AND ELIZABETH. BY KATHERINE SAUNDERS, AUTHOR OP " GIDEON'S... | |
| 1873 - 778 pages
...post the following words, that have since become memorable : — ' In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with in History previous to great...Revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.' " SAMUEL BLACKSTONE. MARGARET AND ELIZABETH. BY KATHERINE SAUNDERS, AUTHOR OP " GIDEON'S ROCK."... | |
| George Park Fisher - 1873 - 680 pages
...years before the accession of Louis XVI., Lord Chesterfield wrote: " In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with in history, previous to great...revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France." Chesterfield's Lettert (Dec. 25, 1753) ; quoted by Carlyle, History of the French Revolution,... | |
| 1874 - 470 pages
...post the following words, that have since become memorable :—' In short, all. the symptoms which I have ever met with in History previous to great...Revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France.'" THE UNION LIBERAL CONSERVATIVES AND CONSERVATIVE LIBERALS ADVOCATED. BT AN OLD REFORMER.... | |
| George Bancroft - 1876 - 614 pages
...king and priest will not be half so good a one as it has been." " In short, all the symptoms which I have ever met with in history, previous to great...revolutions in government, now exist and daily increase in France." CHAPTER V. FRANKLIN PLANS UNION FOE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. PELHAM'S ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED.... | |
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