Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, 6. kötet1804 |
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56. oldal
... Captain Digby to the Mediterranean , and being taken on board the flag ship * of Admiral Sir Charles Saun- ders , he was appointed a lieutenant , as has already been hinted , in his seventeenth year , † which , notwith- standing the ...
... Captain Digby to the Mediterranean , and being taken on board the flag ship * of Admiral Sir Charles Saun- ders , he was appointed a lieutenant , as has already been hinted , in his seventeenth year , † which , notwith- standing the ...
57. oldal
... captain , may be considered , in some measure , as an innovation on the ancient discipline ; but , greatly to the credit of this young officer , he dedicated his whole life to the service , and continued afloat during the greater part ...
... captain , may be considered , in some measure , as an innovation on the ancient discipline ; but , greatly to the credit of this young officer , he dedicated his whole life to the service , and continued afloat during the greater part ...
59. oldal
... Captain Cornwallis . But the admiral was retarded , both in Europe and during his passage across the Atlantick , by a variety of sinister events , and no sooner had he nearly reached the object of his destination , than he encountered a ...
... Captain Cornwallis . But the admiral was retarded , both in Europe and during his passage across the Atlantick , by a variety of sinister events , and no sooner had he nearly reached the object of his destination , than he encountered a ...
61. oldal
... Captain Corn- wallis , taking advantage of the trade - wind , which blows constantly in that latitude , immediately bore away for Jamaica ; while the Count D'Estaing , in- stead of improving the advantage derived from this loss on the ...
... Captain Corn- wallis , taking advantage of the trade - wind , which blows constantly in that latitude , immediately bore away for Jamaica ; while the Count D'Estaing , in- stead of improving the advantage derived from this loss on the ...
62. oldal
... Captain , late Admiral Pringle , who died a few months since ; and as if he had been fated always to fight , fell in and engaged with two French frigates in the Channel , from which he had the good fortune to escape . It was about dawn ...
... Captain , late Admiral Pringle , who died a few months since ; and as if he had been fated always to fight , fell in and engaged with two French frigates in the Channel , from which he had the good fortune to escape . It was about dawn ...
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accordingly Admiral advantage Almon Angerstein appeared appointed army attention became Braham Britain British Captain Carlisle celebrated character Colonel commander in chief conduct consequence considerable Cornwallis Corsica court daughter distinguished Duke Dundas Earl Temple eminent enemy engaged England English excellent expence favour fleet formed fortune France French frigates Genoese George Brydges Rodney George Grenville Gough governor Grenville honour Ireland Irish island king kingdom Lady Craven Lady Hamilton ladyship land late letter Lord Ellenborough Lord Grenville Lord Temple lordship Majesty Majesty's Marquis Marquis of Buckingham Medows memoirs ment merit military minister nation native Nebbio never noble nobleman notwithstanding obtained occasion officer opinion Paoli parliament period person Pitt possession present Prince rank received regiment reign render respect Royal sail ships Sir David Dundas Sir Robert Peel situation soon squadron talents thousand tion took troops William
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276. oldal - In genial spring, beneath the quiv'ring shade, Where cooling vapours breathe along the mead, The patient fisher takes his silent stand, Intent, his angle trembling in his hand: With looks unmov'd, he hopes the scaly breed, And eyes the dancing cork, and bending reed.
8. oldal - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
288. oldal - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...
276. oldal - The bright-ey'd perch with fins of Tyrian dye, The silver eel, in shining volumes roll'd, The yellow carp, in scales bedropp'd with gold, Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains, And pikes, the tyrants of the watery plains. Now Cancer glows with Phoebus...
186. oldal - Accordingly, on that day, he moved for leave to bring in a bill " for vesting the affairs of the East India company in the hands of certain commissioners, for the benefit of the proprietors and the public ;" and also a bill " for the better government of the territorial possessions and dependencies in India.
190. oldal - I cannot consider myself warranted to lay before the Prince of Wales an address purporting to invest his Royal Highness with powers to take upon him the government of this realm, before he shall be enabled by law to do so.
282. oldal - ... conversation to the ministry, who, provided the colonies would subject themselves, might after all, or might not, at their pleasure, make any alterations in the former instructions to governors, or propose in parliament any amendment of the acts complained of...
288. oldal - That it is the opinion of this committee, that his majesty is prevented, by his present indisposition, from coming to his parliament, and from attending to public business, and that the personal exercise of the royal authority is thereby, for the present, interrupted.
297. oldal - And whereas to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of dominion in India are measures repugnant to the wish, the honour, and policy of this nation...
306. oldal - In 1801 appeared a splendid edition, from the press of Bulmer, of " the Tragedies and Poems of Frederick Earl of Carlisle, Knight of the Garter,