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... shores of the Zuyder Zee to the confines of the Mediterranean ; the liberties of the brave Swiss had been rooted up by her bayonets ; and the commerce of the industrious Hollander was paralised by her insidious embrace . Portugal , our ...
... shores of the Zuyder Zee to the confines of the Mediterranean ; the liberties of the brave Swiss had been rooted up by her bayonets ; and the commerce of the industrious Hollander was paralised by her insidious embrace . Portugal , our ...
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... shores form of themselves , without the aid of man , so many regular polygons , which , when lined with cannon and with freemen , must be in no common degree formidable . Our vallies boast- ing a high state of cultivation , are divided ...
... shores form of themselves , without the aid of man , so many regular polygons , which , when lined with cannon and with freemen , must be in no common degree formidable . Our vallies boast- ing a high state of cultivation , are divided ...
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... English cross on the opposite shores of the continent , and obtained a variety of important conquests , of which the little isles of Guernsey and B 2 Jersey Jersey alone still appertain to us . Spain , which LORD KEITH . 3.
... English cross on the opposite shores of the continent , and obtained a variety of important conquests , of which the little isles of Guernsey and B 2 Jersey Jersey alone still appertain to us . Spain , which LORD KEITH . 3.
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... shore with the Baron de Viomis- nil , commander - in - chief of the French army in Ame- rica , together with M. de la Montmorency , the Duc de Lausun , the Vicomte de Fleury , and several other officers of high rank . They took in the ...
... shore with the Baron de Viomis- nil , commander - in - chief of the French army in Ame- rica , together with M. de la Montmorency , the Duc de Lausun , the Vicomte de Fleury , and several other officers of high rank . They took in the ...
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... shore , preserving the form of a line as much as pos- sible , under the direction of the Honourable Captain Cochrane , and seconded by the captains Stevenson , Scott , Larmour , Apthorp , and Harrison , with both flanks protected by ...
... shore , preserving the form of a line as much as pos- sible , under the direction of the Honourable Captain Cochrane , and seconded by the captains Stevenson , Scott , Larmour , Apthorp , and Harrison , with both flanks protected by ...
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Seite 337 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Seite 342 - Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister Graces more To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore...
Seite 245 - One asylum of free discussion is still inviolate. There is still one spot in Europe where man can freely exercise his reason on the most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free Constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen, and I trust, I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins...
Seite 553 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven.
Seite 337 - That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time...
Seite 371 - I stand ready to avow or disavow promptly and explicitly any precise or definite opinion which I may be charged with having declared of any gentleman.
Seite 503 - My name is Norval: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
Seite 370 - still more despicable,' admits of infinite shades, from very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended ? or how shall I annex any precise idea to language so indefinite...
Seite 46 - O early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, 275 And on his willows hung each muse's lyre.
Seite 375 - Jay, Adams, and Hamilton ; the only three who can be supposed to have stood in that relation to him. That he has too much reason to believe that, in regard to Mr. Hamilton, there has been no reciprocity. For several years his name has been lent to the support of base slanders. He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candor to contradict or disavow.