Annual Register, Band 26Edmund Burke 1785 |
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... service . Major Crabbe was appointed to the command of this powerful and exceedingly well provided detachment ; which , in the fame fpirit that fixed its destination , was ordered , for the greater expedition , to proceed by water down ...
... service . Major Crabbe was appointed to the command of this powerful and exceedingly well provided detachment ; which , in the fame fpirit that fixed its destination , was ordered , for the greater expedition , to proceed by water down ...
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... service they were en- gaged in , that the admiral's two immediate captains fhould have been killed within fo fhort a time of each other . We are totally in the dark as to the motives which induced the admiral to keep the fea , to the ...
... service they were en- gaged in , that the admiral's two immediate captains fhould have been killed within fo fhort a time of each other . We are totally in the dark as to the motives which induced the admiral to keep the fea , to the ...
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Edmund Burke. and a thousand recruits , which had been raised for the company's service in Ireland . Notwithstand- ing the unusual length of time which they spent in the voyage , both the feamen and troops were uncommonly healthy , and ...
Edmund Burke. and a thousand recruits , which had been raised for the company's service in Ireland . Notwithstand- ing the unusual length of time which they spent in the voyage , both the feamen and troops were uncommonly healthy , and ...
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... service of govern- ment , it was urged , that as the appointment of the noble earl to the highest office in adminiftration was one of the principal causes of the divifion that enfued , fo it con- tinued to be the chief obftacle to a ...
... service of govern- ment , it was urged , that as the appointment of the noble earl to the highest office in adminiftration was one of the principal causes of the divifion that enfued , fo it con- tinued to be the chief obftacle to a ...
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... service has been very completely per- formed , and the two fhips re- joined me here on the 10th of this month . As the fhips of the fquadron are now nearly fitted , I hope to be able to proceed to fea in a few days to cover the arrival ...
... service has been very completely per- formed , and the two fhips re- joined me here on the 10th of this month . As the fhips of the fquadron are now nearly fitted , I hope to be able to proceed to fea in a few days to cover the arrival ...
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Seite 151 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Seite 150 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw.
Seite 308 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Seite 149 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Seite 148 - Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Seite 308 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Seite 308 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Seite 308 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Seite 308 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Seite 151 - Well done! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound!