Annual Register of World Events, 19. kötet1788 |
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10. oldal
... affailants , and Arnold had no artillery . In thefe circumftances , his only hope must have been the defection of the inhabitants ; and difappointed in that , nothing remained practi- cable for him , in 10 ] ANNUAL REGISTER , 1776 . " ...
... affailants , and Arnold had no artillery . In thefe circumftances , his only hope must have been the defection of the inhabitants ; and difappointed in that , nothing remained practi- cable for him , in 10 ] ANNUAL REGISTER , 1776 . " ...
12. oldal
... must attend a ftorm , irri- tated as , he faid , his victorious troops were , at the injurious and cruel treatment which they had in various particulars received at his hands . Though the flag that con- veyed this letter , as well as ...
... must attend a ftorm , irri- tated as , he faid , his victorious troops were , at the injurious and cruel treatment which they had in various particulars received at his hands . Though the flag that con- veyed this letter , as well as ...
13. oldal
... must be immediately done , or that the benefit of his past fuc- ceffes would , in a great degree , be loft to the cause in which he was engaged , and his own renown , which now fhone in great luftre , be dimmed , if not obfcured . He ...
... must be immediately done , or that the benefit of his past fuc- ceffes would , in a great degree , be loft to the cause in which he was engaged , and his own renown , which now fhone in great luftre , be dimmed , if not obfcured . He ...
14. oldal
... must pafs for a confiderable way within fifty yards of the walls , expofed to the whole fire of the garrison . To render their fate inevitable , a con- fiderable detachment , with several feld - pieces , iffued through a gate which ...
... must pafs for a confiderable way within fifty yards of the walls , expofed to the whole fire of the garrison . To render their fate inevitable , a con- fiderable detachment , with several feld - pieces , iffued through a gate which ...
16. oldal
... must be flow . It was well known that the Canadians , befides being naturally quick and fickle in their refolutions , were peculiarly dif pofed to be biaffed by fuccefs , fo that their affiftance now grew ex- tremely precarious . The ...
... must be flow . It was well known that the Canadians , befides being naturally quick and fickle in their refolutions , were peculiarly dif pofed to be biaffed by fuccefs , fo that their affiftance now grew ex- tremely precarious . The ...
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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...