The Quarterly Review, Τόμος 120William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1866 |
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... English tactics was this , that whereas the French attacked in column , the English always attacked in line ; and that the real resistance to an attack by troops waiting for their adver- saries in line comes from the volume of fire with ...
... English tactics was this , that whereas the French attacked in column , the English always attacked in line ; and that the real resistance to an attack by troops waiting for their adver- saries in line comes from the volume of fire with ...
Σελίδα 52
... English frigate , entitle this action to an honourable place in the records of naval daring . It was in the year 1708 , when the French galleys were employed by their government , then at war with this country , in cruising about the ...
... English frigate , entitle this action to an honourable place in the records of naval daring . It was in the year 1708 , when the French galleys were employed by their government , then at war with this country , in cruising about the ...
Σελίδα 53
... English captain . By a sudden turn of the helm he so shifted his course that the enemy's galley , instead of striking his stern , was brought suddenly up alongside the frigate , with a violence that shattered all the oars on that side ...
... English captain . By a sudden turn of the helm he so shifted his course that the enemy's galley , instead of striking his stern , was brought suddenly up alongside the frigate , with a violence that shattered all the oars on that side ...
Σελίδα 56
... English . In consequence an English governor and a force of 4000 or 5000 men were established in the place . It was permitted , however , to the French Government to keep their galleys for a time in the harbour until the demolition of ...
... English . In consequence an English governor and a force of 4000 or 5000 men were established in the place . It was permitted , however , to the French Government to keep their galleys for a time in the harbour until the demolition of ...
Σελίδα 63
... English naval officer of distinction , Vice - Admiral Douglas . In 1785 their son , Mr. Douglas , and his wife came to Bergerac to visit their French relatives in Perigord . It is pleasing to find , ' says M. Coquerel , ' that the ...
... English naval officer of distinction , Vice - Admiral Douglas . In 1785 their son , Mr. Douglas , and his wife came to Bergerac to visit their French relatives in Perigord . It is pleasing to find , ' says M. Coquerel , ' that the ...
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Σελίδα 417 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Σελίδα 39 - With a, full View of the English-Dutch Struggle against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of the Spanish Armada. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL Portraits.
Σελίδα 413 - And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.
Σελίδα 17 - The Prayer Book Interleaved; with Historical Illustrations and Explanatory Notes arranged parallel to the Text, by the Rev. WM Campion, BD, Fellow and Tutor of Queens
Σελίδα 340 - Mistress! dismiss that rabble from your throne: Avaunt - is Aristarchus yet unknown? Thy mighty Scholiast, whose unweary'd pains Made Horace dull, and humbled Milton's strains. Turn what they will to Verse, their toil is vain, Critics like me shall make it Prose again. Roman and Greek Grammarians! know your Better: Author of something yet more great than Letter; While tow'ring o'er your Alphabet, like Saul, Stands our Digamma, and o'er-tops them all.
Σελίδα 155 - The only dedication I ever made was to my brother, because I loved him better than most other men. He is since dead. Permit me to inscribe this Poem to you.
Σελίδα 14 - I have come to a determination, when in my power, never to suffer an attack to be made by night upon an enemy who is prepared and strongly posted, and whose posts have not been reconnoitred by daylight.
Σελίδα 192 - Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd would raise A Minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody.