 | 1926 - 328 trang
...commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard ; to be an Old England man was of itself a character of some respect, and gave...rank among us. Q. And what is their temper now ? A. Oh, very much altered ! Q. Did you ever hear the authority of Parliament to make laws for America questioned... | |
 | Albert Ulmann - 1928 - 324 trang
...that they had "not only a respect but an affection for Great Britain; ... to be an Old England man was of itself a character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among them." It was in September, 1774, at London, that Franklin directed the following letter of introduction... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1898 - 684 trang
...paper. They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a...the authority of parliament to make laws for America questioncu till lately? A. The authority of parliament was allowed to be valid in all laws, except... | |
 | Oscar Jewell Harvey - 1909 - 722 trang
...the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard. To be an Old England man was, of itself, a character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us. * * * Q. — What used to be the pride of the Americans? Ans. — To indulge in the fashions and manufactures... | |
 | Don Cook - 1995 - 446 trang
...paper. They were lead by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a...rank among us. Q And what is their temper now? A: Oh, Very much altered. Q Did you ever hear the authority of Parliament to make laws for America questioned... | |
 | Niall Ferguson - 2008 - 566 trang
...paper. They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a...character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us.29 Even experienced colonial administrators might share this perspective. In 1764, Thomas Pownall,... | |
 | Michał Rozbicki - 1998 - 240 trang
...for its laws, its customs, and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with...character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us."66 Throughout the eighteenth century the colonial elites were acutely aware of the rusticity around... | |
 | Niall Ferguson - 2004 - 400 trang
...work. Once, lamented Franklin, there had been 'not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a...of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us'. But the colonists were treated in return not as subjects but as 'subjects of subjects'; as a 'republican... | |
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 trang
...the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard; to be an old England man was, of itself, a character of some respect and gave a kind of rank among them. Q. And what is their temper now? A. Oh, very much altered. Q. In what light did the people of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 513 trang
...the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard; to be an old England man was, of itself, a character of some respect and gave a kind of rank among them. Q. And what is their temper now? A. Oh, very much altered. Q. In what light did the people of... | |
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They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with... 
