 By what means (said the prince) are the Europeans thus powerful ? or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies (') in their ports, and give laws to their...  The History of the Caliph Vathek - Page 270by William Beckford - 1883 - 405 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and. Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conquefr, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." cc They are more powerful, Sir, than we,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqtiefr, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us hither."—" They are more powerful, Sir, than we,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...yifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports,, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfwered... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...vifit Afia and Africa for trade or conqueft, cannot the Afiaticks and Africans invade their coafts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural princes ? The fame wind that carries them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we, anfivered... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1807 - 788 pages
...or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in...natural princes ? The same wind that carries them back wou'i bring u* thttjaer.' • They a?t more powerful, sir, than ve,' answered Imlac» ' because tity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...denied them is supplied by their commerce. '' " By what means," said the prince, " are the Eu- \ ropeans thus powerful, or why, since they can so • | easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, J cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1807 - 786 pages
...absence of truth ? But the author of the same lines has in Kasselas atoned for his momentary heresy. ' By what means,' said the prince, « are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...day, and he seized upon it with avidity. He pointed out to me the following remarkable passage : " By what means (said the prince) are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiaticks and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies1 in their ports, and give laws to their... | |
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