Annual Register of World Events, 19. kötet1788 |
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3. oldal
... able and refolute officer . In thefe circumftances , confider- ing a war not only as inevitable , but as already begun , they deemed it inconfiftent with reafon and po- licy to wait to be attacked by a formidable force at their backs ...
... able and refolute officer . In thefe circumftances , confider- ing a war not only as inevitable , but as already begun , they deemed it inconfiftent with reafon and po- licy to wait to be attacked by a formidable force at their backs ...
5. oldal
... able ftores ; but the article of greatest confequence to him was the gunpowder , which they were much diftreffed for , and of which they took above 120 barrels . This acquifition facilitated the fiege of St. John's , which had ...
... able ftores ; but the article of greatest confequence to him was the gunpowder , which they were much diftreffed for , and of which they took above 120 barrels . This acquifition facilitated the fiege of St. John's , which had ...
7. oldal
... able to get down the river were given up , and that Montgo mery was preparing batteaux with light artillery at Montreal to at- tack them on that fide , and force [ 4 ] 4 them them down upon the batteries , means were fuccessfully taken ...
... able to get down the river were given up , and that Montgo mery was preparing batteaux with light artillery at Montreal to at- tack them on that fide , and force [ 4 ] 4 them them down upon the batteries , means were fuccessfully taken ...
14. oldal
... able lofs , after an hour's fharp en- gagement . They had likewife the fortune upon this occafion to be left without a commander ; for Arnold's leg being thattered by a fhot , he was neceifarily carried off to the camp . His place was ...
... able lofs , after an hour's fharp en- gagement . They had likewife the fortune upon this occafion to be left without a commander ; for Arnold's leg being thattered by a fhot , he was neceifarily carried off to the camp . His place was ...
16. oldal
... able , being apprehenfive of a purfuit and attack from the garrifon . The latter , however , though now fu- perior in number , were unfit for a fervice of that nature , and their able Governor , with a degree of wisdom and fobriety ...
... able , being apprehenfive of a purfuit and attack from the garrifon . The latter , however , though now fu- perior in number , were unfit for a fervice of that nature , and their able Governor , with a degree of wisdom and fobriety ...
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242. oldal - Among civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do not labour at all, many of whom consume the produce of ten times, frequently of a hundred times, more labour than the greater part of those who work...
147. oldal - Aurelian. The fame of Longinus, who was included among the numerous and perhaps innocent victims of her fear, will survive that of the queen who betrayed, or the tyrant who condemned him.
116. oldal - It was my first care to procure what could be met with of either, by every means in my power, and to oblige our people to make use thereof, both by my example and authority ; but the benefits arising from such refreshments soon became so obvious, that I had little occasion to employ either the one or the other.
243. oldal - Those theories have had a considerable influence, not only upon the opinions of men of learning, but upon the public conduct of princes and sovereign states.
151. oldal - The jingle of rhyme and the language of fiction would but ill suit my present feelings. This is to me a very awful moment ; it is no less than parting for ever with those from whom I have received the greatest kindness and favours, and upon the spot where that kindness and those favours were received.
223. oldal - I'll live and learn, and then Instead of books I shall read men, So lend me your assistance.
242. oldal - Among the savage nations of hunters and fishers every individual who is able to work is more or less employed in useful...
264. oldal - States may of right do. And for the fupport of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our facred honour.
135. oldal - All these cities were connected with each other, and with the capital, by the public highways, which, issuing from the Forum of Rome, traversed Italy, pervaded the provinces, and were terminated only by the frontiers of the empire.
81. oldal - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament, or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military...