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In 1666 , he was made an ensign of the guards , during the first Dutch war ; and
afterwards improved himself greatly in the military art at Tangier , which was then
in the hands of the English . In 1672 , the Duke of Monmouth commanding a ...
In 1666 , he was made an ensign of the guards , during the first Dutch war ; and
afterwards improved himself greatly in the military art at Tangier , which was then
in the hands of the English . In 1672 , the Duke of Monmouth commanding a ...
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In the spring of 1703 , the French had a great army in Flanders , in the low
countries , and in that part of Germany , which the elector of Cologne had put into
their hands , and prodigious preparations were made under the most
experienced ...
In the spring of 1703 , the French had a great army in Flanders , in the low
countries , and in that part of Germany , which the elector of Cologne had put into
their hands , and prodigious preparations were made under the most
experienced ...
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It was upon this occasion , that he received a letter of thanks from the emperor
Leopold written in his own hand , an honour seldom done to any but foreign
princes . He followed up this success , till Aug . 2d , when the battle of Blenheim
was ...
It was upon this occasion , that he received a letter of thanks from the emperor
Leopold written in his own hand , an honour seldom done to any but foreign
princes . He followed up this success , till Aug . 2d , when the battle of Blenheim
was ...
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His situation became now extremely unpleasant , in his native country : on the
one hand , he was attacked by the clamours of the populace , and by an host of
writers , who will ever be ready to vilify those , whom they can insult with impunity
...
His situation became now extremely unpleasant , in his native country : on the
one hand , he was attacked by the clamours of the populace , and by an host of
writers , who will ever be ready to vilify those , whom they can insult with impunity
...
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Then looking upon his exeçutioners ' with great firmness , and thrusting his neck
as far forward as he could , out of the litter , he told them to do their work ; upon
which , they cut off his head and both his hands , and returned with them to Rome
...
Then looking upon his exeçutioners ' with great firmness , and thrusting his neck
as far forward as he could , out of the litter , he told them to do their work ; upon
which , they cut off his head and both his hands , and returned with them to Rome
...
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426. oldal - Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, but now I know it, with what more you may think proper.
405. oldal - Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons ; and the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and the improvement of the condition of the African race.
410. oldal - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
129. oldal - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own.
407. oldal - My fine crabtree walking-stick, with a gold head curiously wrought in the form of the cap of liberty, I give to my friend, and the friend of mankind, General Washington. If it were a sceptre, he has merited it and would become it.
118. oldal - Sir (addressing himself to the Speaker), I, who rise only to give my opinion on the Bill now depending, am so confounded that I am unable to express the least of what I proposed to say, what must the condition of that man be, who, without any assistance, is pleading for his life, and under apprehension of being deprived of it...
263. oldal - I have heard him frequently own with pleasure, that if he had any talent for English prose, it was owing to his having often read the writings of the great archhishop Tillotson.
432. oldal - I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.
14. oldal - He was always cool ; and nobody ever observed the least variation in his countenance : he could refuse more gracefully than other people could grant ; and those who went away from him the most dissatisfied, as to the substance of their business, were yet personally charmed with him, and, in some degree, comforted by his manner.
83. oldal - Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries perfectly fresh. The clouds around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild and warm, and during the night the wind became unequal and variable.