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... continued in amity with France , with these and the battle of Pultowa , for although the latter power pre- he obtained the wished - for opportu- vailed on him to cede the duchy of nity of driving the Swedes almost en- Cleves and its ...
... continued in amity with France , with these and the battle of Pultowa , for although the latter power pre- he obtained the wished - for opportu- vailed on him to cede the duchy of nity of driving the Swedes almost en- Cleves and its ...
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... continued could be published without some proof , that for no earthly object stronger motive , than the mere idle would he compromise his personal whim of an uninformed and uninter- ease and security . These opinions of ested person ...
... continued could be published without some proof , that for no earthly object stronger motive , than the mere idle would he compromise his personal whim of an uninformed and uninter- ease and security . These opinions of ested person ...
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... continued changes in its regimentals , and per- petual attention to trifles ; and just as injurious as they are to the disci- pline of an army in a state of peace , so From the president's message it is efficient are they in the day of ...
... continued changes in its regimentals , and per- petual attention to trifles ; and just as injurious as they are to the disci- pline of an army in a state of peace , so From the president's message it is efficient are they in the day of ...
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... continued to serve him , with in several instances much condemned ; unswerving integrity and fidelity , but as some of the parties are yet liv- during the long period of 35 years ; and after that gentleman retired , and relinquished the ...
... continued to serve him , with in several instances much condemned ; unswerving integrity and fidelity , but as some of the parties are yet liv- during the long period of 35 years ; and after that gentleman retired , and relinquished the ...
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... most valuable specimens will appear He was always a very early riser , and when his collection shall be brought his constitution continued robust to " the last . Long after he was fourscore , 1607. ] 77 Domestic Incidents .
... most valuable specimens will appear He was always a very early riser , and when his collection shall be brought his constitution continued robust to " the last . Long after he was fourscore , 1607. ] 77 Domestic Incidents .
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Page 228 - The gorse is yellow on the heath, The banks with speedwell flowers are gay, The oaks are budding; and beneath, The hawthorn soon will bear the wreath, The silver wreath of May.
Page 269 - OSSIAN. The Poems of Ossian in the Original Gaelic. With a Literal Translation into English, and a Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems.
Page 346 - The scene of the Picture is laid in that part of the road to Canterbury which commands a view of the Dulwich hills — the time, a beautiful and serene April morning. The interest of the Procession is considerably heightened by the cheerfulness of the accompanying landscape. The Pilgrims are grouped with a decorum suited to their respective characters, and in the order in which we may suppose Chaucer himself to have seen them, headed by the Miller, playing upon his pipe, under the guidance of Harry...
Page 56 - The evidence that there is a Being, all-powerful, wise, and good, by whom every thing exists ; and particularly, to obviate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodness of the Deity ; and this, in the first place, from considerations independent of written revelation, and, in the second place, from the Revelation of the Lord Jesus ; and from the whole, to point out the inferences most necessary for and useful to mankind.
Page 375 - I was soon convinced that my means were unequal to a regular siege; the only prospect of success that presented itself was, to erect a battery as near as possible to a wall by the south gate, that joins the works to the sea, and endeavour to breach it.
Page 228 - twere mark'd in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, •";?• That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wide wilderness You came across the sea.
Page 114 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy,
Page 139 - French languages: the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent of Whitby, and Robert, the son of John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to be used in all law pleadings in 1364. Ordered to be used in all law-suits in May, 1731.
Page 129 - A sporting tour through various parts of France, in the year 1802 : including a concise description of the sporting establishments, mode of hunting, and other field amusements, as practised in that country,...
Page 114 - Hardy within the first hour-and-aquarter of this period. A partial cannonade, however, was still maintained, in consequence of the enemy's running ships passing the British at different points ; and the last distant guns which were fired at their van ships that were making off, were heard a minute or two before his lordship expired.