Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 187
... forces commanded by the Dauphin and Boufflers , and though the allied army was daily strengthened by the arrival of fresh troops , Luxemburg still had a superiority of force ; and that superiority he increased by an adroit stratagem ...
... forces commanded by the Dauphin and Boufflers , and though the allied army was daily strengthened by the arrival of fresh troops , Luxemburg still had a superiority of force ; and that superiority he increased by an adroit stratagem ...
Page 222
... force , a force not sufficient to keep the pirates of Sallee in check , the Company threw down the gauntlet to all the maritime powers in the world . It was not till the summer of 1698 that all was ready for the expedition which was to ...
... force , a force not sufficient to keep the pirates of Sallee in check , the Company threw down the gauntlet to all the maritime powers in the world . It was not till the summer of 1698 that all was ready for the expedition which was to ...
Page 348
... force a passage . The English encountered them both by land and water . On both elements the enemy had a great superiority of force . On both they were signally defeated . Their ships were taken . Their troops were put to a total rout ...
... force a passage . The English encountered them both by land and water . On both elements the enemy had a great superiority of force . On both they were signally defeated . Their ships were taken . Their troops were put to a total rout ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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