The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1800 |
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... ship , the Su- perbe , and Commodore King's fhip , the Exeter , fuffer extremely , through the great fuperiority of force by which they are attacked . Capt . Stephens , of the former , and Capt . Reynolds , of the latter , killed ...
... ship , the Su- perbe , and Commodore King's fhip , the Exeter , fuffer extremely , through the great fuperiority of force by which they are attacked . Capt . Stephens , of the former , and Capt . Reynolds , of the latter , killed ...
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... The Hannibal , of fifty guns , happened to be the only victim to this unlooked for danger . That ship being entirely feparated from the reft , found her- self in very dark and tempeftuous weather , し 3 HISTORY OF EUROPE . [ 41.
... The Hannibal , of fifty guns , happened to be the only victim to this unlooked for danger . That ship being entirely feparated from the reft , found her- self in very dark and tempeftuous weather , し 3 HISTORY OF EUROPE . [ 41.
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... ftores for that garrifon , when , on the 30th of March , he was joined by the Sultan and Magnanime fhips of war , of 74 guns each , from England . These ships , having had a very tedious and bad paffage fhips 461 ANNUAL REGISTER , 1783 .
... ftores for that garrifon , when , on the 30th of March , he was joined by the Sultan and Magnanime fhips of war , of 74 guns each , from England . These ships , having had a very tedious and bad paffage fhips 461 ANNUAL REGISTER , 1783 .
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ships , having had a very tedious and bad paffage , were extremely fickly , their crews being much weakened and reduced by the feurvy , and its concomitant dif- orders ; but the admiral , notwith- ftanding , confidered the fervice he ...
ships , having had a very tedious and bad paffage , were extremely fickly , their crews being much weakened and reduced by the feurvy , and its concomitant dif- orders ; but the admiral , notwith- ftanding , confidered the fervice he ...
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... ship without fighting . The lofs of men on the French fide , as ftated in their publish- ed account , by no means accords with former experience , any more than with the nature and circum- ftances of the action , the acknow- ledged ...
... ship without fighting . The lofs of men on the French fide , as ftated in their publish- ed account , by no means accords with former experience , any more than with the nature and circum- ftances of the action , the acknow- ledged ...
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Página 162 - Thus groan the old, till by disease oppress'd, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon House, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there!
Página 171 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly Like streamer long and gay, Till loop and button failing both, At last it flew away.
Página 171 - 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...
Página 320 - Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior: thence through Lake Superior...
Página 169 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band 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.
Página 320 - 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...
Página 171 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ! He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.
Página 114 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Página 171 - 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!
Página 172 - Said Gilpin — So am I ! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.