The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal, 1. kötetJ. Bew, 1780 |
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8. oldal
... first years of the difpute , it will be madness to expect more fuccefs after- wards , when the difficulties of their former fituation are removed ; when their new independent governments have acquired ftability : and when the people are ...
... first years of the difpute , it will be madness to expect more fuccefs after- wards , when the difficulties of their former fituation are removed ; when their new independent governments have acquired ftability : and when the people are ...
23. oldal
... first affixed to the proclamation . He defcribed particular fituations in which , retaliation was juftificable , and became a matter of duty . He declared that the fick feamen put on fhore for their bath , were frequently fired upon and ...
... first affixed to the proclamation . He defcribed particular fituations in which , retaliation was juftificable , and became a matter of duty . He declared that the fick feamen put on fhore for their bath , were frequently fired upon and ...
35. oldal
... first fiege in 1705 ; ey having entered into a folemn combinati- ra either to take the place or die in the at- tempt ; to which end they afcended the back part of the mountain at Middle Hill and Salto Garrobo , with the greateft ...
... first fiege in 1705 ; ey having entered into a folemn combinati- ra either to take the place or die in the at- tempt ; to which end they afcended the back part of the mountain at Middle Hill and Salto Garrobo , with the greateft ...
41. oldal
... first skirmish at the defile , which alfo commanded the fort . Forefeeing , that by a fiege of this nature , before approaches could be made in a regular way , and a breach effected , a vast train of artillery would be required , and a ...
... first skirmish at the defile , which alfo commanded the fort . Forefeeing , that by a fiege of this nature , before approaches could be made in a regular way , and a breach effected , a vast train of artillery would be required , and a ...
50. oldal
... first 400c , and at different landings about 800 more ; ( the rebels had 30co ) befides fome hundreds of free blacks and Mulattoes taken on board in the West Indies . This fleet is very bad'y manned , very fickly , and the thips in very ...
... first 400c , and at different landings about 800 more ; ( the rebels had 30co ) befides fome hundreds of free blacks and Mulattoes taken on board in the West Indies . This fleet is very bad'y manned , very fickly , and the thips in very ...
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addrefs Admiral affociations alfo anfwer becauſe bill bufinefs cafe Capt caufe command Committee confequence confideration conftitution Count d'Estaing court Crown declared defired ditto Duke duty enemy England expence faid fame fecond fecurity feemed feen fent ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhips fhould fide figned fince fituation fleet fome foon fpeech fpirit fpoke France French frigates ftate fubjects fuch fuffer fuppofed fupport Garrick gentleman himſelf honourable Houfe Houſe House of Commons HOUSE of LORDS intereft Ireland Jamaica King King's laft lefs Lord Advocate Lord George Lord George Gordon Lord North Lord Shelburne lordship Majefty Majefty's meaſure ment Minifters moft moſt motion neceffary noble lord obferved occafion officers Omoa oppofe oppofition paffed Parliament perfons petition prefent prifoners propofed propofition Proteftant purpoſe reafon refolution refpect rofe Spain taxes thefe themfelves theſe thips thofe thoſe tion vote Weft whofe
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388. oldal - Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours while you got and you gave!
388. oldal - Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day...
6. oldal - ... adequate to repel every insult and attack, and to maintain and uphold the power and reputation of this country.
387. oldal - Without cause be he pleas'd, without cause be he cross ; Be sure, as I work, to throw in contradictions, A great love of truth, yet a mind turn'd to fictions : Now mix these ingredients, which , warm'd in the baking, Turn to learning and gaming, religion and raking.
6. oldal - In making this communication to the Court of London, the King is firmly persuaded...
364. oldal - These had no charms to please the sense, No graceful port, no eloquence To win the Muse's throng : Unknown, unsung, unmark'd they lie ; But Caesar's fate o'ercasts the sky, And Nature mourns his wrong.
7. oldal - Gentlemen, I RETURN you my hearty thanks, for this very dutiful and affectionate addrefs.
360. oldal - The inhabitants were by this time apprised of what was going forward, and flocked in crowds to be witnesses of the address and boldness of the English. The governor of Alexandria was told that these seamen were about to pull down Pompey's pillar.
6. oldal - America, who are in full possession of independence, as pronounced by .them on the fourth of July, 1776, having proposed to the king to consolidate by a formal convention, the connection begun to be established between the two nations, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed a treaty of friendship and commerce, designed to serve as a foundation for their mutual good correspondence.
398. oldal - The superiority of the fire from the Sandwich, and the gallant behaviour of her officers and men, enabled her to sustain so unequal a combat, though, before attacked by them, she had beat three ships out of their line of battle, had entirely broke it, and was to leeward of the wake of the French admiral.