The Annual Biography and Obituary, Zväzok 8Longman., 1824 |
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Strana 5
... immediately proclaimed Louis 17th ; and promised , by a deputation , " that the moment the English squadron cast anchor in the road , the white flag should be hoisted , the ships of war disarmed , and the citadel and forts on the coast ...
... immediately proclaimed Louis 17th ; and promised , by a deputation , " that the moment the English squadron cast anchor in the road , the white flag should be hoisted , the ships of war disarmed , and the citadel and forts on the coast ...
Strana 10
... immediately sailed thither , and fortu- nately arrived before the enemy . On the 3d Aug. 1796 , he Columbo and its dependencies in the island of Ceylon , submitted to a small . squadron under the orders of Capt . Alan Hyde , afterwards ...
... immediately sailed thither , and fortu- nately arrived before the enemy . On the 3d Aug. 1796 , he Columbo and its dependencies in the island of Ceylon , submitted to a small . squadron under the orders of Capt . Alan Hyde , afterwards ...
Strana 11
... immediately made the signal to sail , but the Crescent had got ashore ; the wind blew strong , and increased the fol- lowing day to a perfect tempest , in which the Tremendous parted two cables , drove , and was in great danger of being ...
... immediately made the signal to sail , but the Crescent had got ashore ; the wind blew strong , and increased the fol- lowing day to a perfect tempest , in which the Tremendous parted two cables , drove , and was in great danger of being ...
Strana 13
... immediately dispatched him to the relief of that island . In the mean time , the French commander reached Carthagena , where he was soon after joined by Admiral Massaredo , with five ships of 112 guns each , one 80 , and eleven seventy ...
... immediately dispatched him to the relief of that island . In the mean time , the French commander reached Carthagena , where he was soon after joined by Admiral Massaredo , with five ships of 112 guns each , one 80 , and eleven seventy ...
Strana 13
... immediately sailed thither , and fortu- nately arrived before the enemy . On the 3d Aug. 1796 , he * Columbo and its dependencies in the island of Ceylon , submitted to a small squadron under the orders of Capt . Alan Hyde , afterwards ...
... immediately sailed thither , and fortu- nately arrived before the enemy . On the 3d Aug. 1796 , he * Columbo and its dependencies in the island of Ceylon , submitted to a small squadron under the orders of Capt . Alan Hyde , afterwards ...
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action Admiral Admiralty afterwards Angerstein appeared appointed army attack attention Baillie battle of Minden became Bloomfield brigade British brother Capel Lofft Captain Jervis celebrated Channel fleet character Colonel command cowpox daughter death distinguished Duke Dumouriez duty Earl St effect eminent enemy enemy's England exertions expression Farmer's Boy father favour feelings fleet formed Foudroyant France French friends gallant genius George Beckwith guns Henry Raeburn honour Hope House Hutton island Jenner June Kemble Kemble's King land late letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General London Lord Lord Dorchester Lord Keith Lordship Majesty Majesty's Major-General Major-General Craig manner March ment Mysteries of Udolpho nature naval never noble Nollekens occasion officers Parliament person picture Playfair poem possession present racter Radcliffe Raeburn received regiment respect Royal sail Schanck ships Sir John Jervis smallpox Society soon squadron talents tion troops vaccination Vincent William wounded
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Strana 29 - Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my latter end be like his.
Strana 252 - LL.D., Downing Professor of the Laws of England in the University of Cambridge.
Strana 16 - Hear, Nature, hear! dear goddess, hear! Suspend thy purpose, if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful. Into her womb convey sterility; Dry up in her the organs of increase; And from her derogate body never spring A babe to honour her!
Strana 244 - Halifax, one of the justices of the peace for the West. Riding of the county of York, and a deputy lieutenant for the same district.
Strana 15 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Strana 285 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Strana 47 - The other shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint or limb, Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart ; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Strana 47 - His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall, and, though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air ; something almost superhuman.
Strana 67 - Our tender plants, how blows the citron grove, What drops the myrrh, and what the balmy reed, How nature paints her colours, how the bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.
Strana 183 - A Series of Engravings, Accompanied with Explanations, Which Are Intended To Illustrate the Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body.