Annual Register of World Events, Τόμος 191788 |
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Σελίδα 6
... best of his way to Quebec with the emi grants . tions for a general affault . Nor was there lefs alacrity fhewn in the defence , the fpirit as well as the fire of the garrifon being equally fupported to the laft . In this ftate of ...
... best of his way to Quebec with the emi grants . tions for a general affault . Nor was there lefs alacrity fhewn in the defence , the fpirit as well as the fire of the garrifon being equally fupported to the laft . In this ftate of ...
Σελίδα 9
... best friends ; they were requested , therefore , not to , defert their habitations , nor fly from their friends ; but to provide them with fuch fupplies as their country afforded ; and he pledged himself for their fafety and fecurity ...
... best friends ; they were requested , therefore , not to , defert their habitations , nor fly from their friends ; but to provide them with fuch fupplies as their country afforded ; and he pledged himself for their fafety and fecurity ...
Σελίδα 11
... best troops , totally unequal to the de- fence of fuch extenfive works , if an equal weaknefs had not pre- vailed on the fide of the befiegers . Of thefe , it could fcarcely be faid that any were regulars , M'Lean's corps being newly ...
... best troops , totally unequal to the de- fence of fuch extenfive works , if an equal weaknefs had not pre- vailed on the fide of the befiegers . Of thefe , it could fcarcely be faid that any were regulars , M'Lean's corps being newly ...
Σελίδα 16
... best manner they were able , being apprehenfive of a purfuit and attack from the garrifon . The latter , however , though now fu- perior in number , were unfit for a fervice of that nature , and their able Governor , with a degree of ...
... best manner they were able , being apprehenfive of a purfuit and attack from the garrifon . The latter , however , though now fu- perior in number , were unfit for a fervice of that nature , and their able Governor , with a degree of ...
Σελίδα 20
... best manner he was able , and furrounded it with , artillery . A proclamation from the Governor and Council , in which Henry and his followers were charged with re- bellious practices , in extorting the value of the powder from the Re ...
... best manner he was able , and furrounded it with , artillery . A proclamation from the Governor and Council , in which Henry and his followers were charged with re- bellious practices , in extorting the value of the powder from the Re ...
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Σελίδα 242 - Among civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do not labour at all, many of whom consume the produce of ten times, frequently of a hundred times, more labour than the greater part of those who work...
Σελίδα 147 - Aurelian. The fame of Longinus, who was included among the numerous and perhaps innocent victims of her fear, will survive that of the queen who betrayed, or the tyrant who condemned him.
Σελίδα 116 - It was my first care to procure what could be met with of either, by every means in my power, and to oblige our people to make use thereof, both by my example and authority ; but the benefits arising from such refreshments soon became so obvious, that I had little occasion to employ either the one or the other.
Σελίδα 243 - Those theories have had a considerable influence, not only upon the opinions of men of learning, but upon the public conduct of princes and sovereign states.
Σελίδα 151 - The jingle of rhyme and the language of fiction would but ill suit my present feelings. This is to me a very awful moment ; it is no less than parting for ever with those from whom I have received the greatest kindness and favours, and upon the spot where that kindness and those favours were received.
Σελίδα 223 - I'll live and learn, and then Instead of books I shall read men, So lend me your assistance.
Σελίδα 242 - Among the savage nations of hunters and fishers every individual who is able to work is more or less employed in useful...
Σελίδα 264 - States may of right do. And for the fupport of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our facred honour.
Σελίδα 135 - All these cities were connected with each other, and with the capital, by the public highways, which, issuing from the Forum of Rome, traversed Italy, pervaded the provinces, and were terminated only by the frontiers of the empire.
Σελίδα 81 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament, or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military...