The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volumen20Edmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1794 |
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... thought it necef- fary for the prefent , to withdraw thofe that were engaged from the action . At the approach of night , he brought the whole fleet to anchor in a line , and as near as possible to the enemy , in order to prevent their ...
... thought it necef- fary for the prefent , to withdraw thofe that were engaged from the action . At the approach of night , he brought the whole fleet to anchor in a line , and as near as possible to the enemy , in order to prevent their ...
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... thought of , and a degree of ftillness prevailed among the people , perhaps un- equalled in any country or age , during the rage of a foreign or domeftic warfare . War is feldom unpopular in this country ; and this war was attended with ...
... thought of , and a degree of ftillness prevailed among the people , perhaps un- equalled in any country or age , during the rage of a foreign or domeftic warfare . War is feldom unpopular in this country ; and this war was attended with ...
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... thought neceffary for a while to fufpend the affertion of the national dignity At no time had that dignity fuffered fuch an eclipfe . In the Welt - Indies , the American depredations were car- ried on to a much greater extent , and much ...
... thought neceffary for a while to fufpend the affertion of the national dignity At no time had that dignity fuffered fuch an eclipfe . In the Welt - Indies , the American depredations were car- ried on to a much greater extent , and much ...
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... thought it highly necef- fary to embrace the opportunity of their being feized with fo happy a difpofition , and to give them all poffible weight and affiftance to- wards carrying it into effect , and bringing the prefent troubles to a ...
... thought it highly necef- fary to embrace the opportunity of their being feized with fo happy a difpofition , and to give them all poffible weight and affiftance to- wards carrying it into effect , and bringing the prefent troubles to a ...
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... thought of , and conceffions would be as futile , as ridiculous and difgraceful . Up- on on the whole it was finally de- clared , that HISTORY [ 45 OF EUROPE . Authentic account of the burning of a Gentoo woman alive with ber kafband ...
... thought of , and conceffions would be as futile , as ridiculous and difgraceful . Up- on on the whole it was finally de- clared , that HISTORY [ 45 OF EUROPE . Authentic account of the burning of a Gentoo woman alive with ber kafband ...
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Página 3 - ... religious factions, they seemed to be disarmed in my behalf of their wonted fury. My friends never had occasion to vindicate any one circumstance of my character and conduct: not but that the zealots, we may well suppose, would have been glad to invent and propagate any story to my disadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot...
Página 266 - ¡rinds, tenements, hereditaments, penfions, offices, and perfonal eftates, in that part of Great - Britain, called England, Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed ; and that a proportionable cefs, according to the ninth article of the treaty of union, be laid upon that part of Great-Britain called Scotland, 1,500,000!.
Página 111 - Then plunge under it with your eyes open, throwing yourself towards the egg, and endeavouring by the action of your hands and feet against the water to get forward till within reach of it. In this attempt you will find that the water buoys you up against your inclination; that it is not so easy a thing to sink as you imagined; that you cannot but by active force get down to the egg.
Página 138 - Hones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been no difficult matter to roll them down the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reafonable conjecture ; and have no doubt that it has been fo.
Página 74 - ... both capital and profit. They are the projects, therefore, to which of all others a prudent lawgiver, who...
Página 193 - Turn to learning and gaming, religion and raking. With the love of a wench, let his writings be chaste ; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail.
Página 259 - the necessity of preventing the American trade from passing into foreign Channels.
Página 75 - That there may be a continent, or large tract of land, near the Pole, I will not deny; on the contrary I am of opinion there is; and it is probable that we have seen a part of it.