Annual Register, Volume 26Edmund Burke 1785 |
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... parties , the number and variety of military events , both by fea and land , of which it was fo unufually productive , together with the fuperior abilities and extraordinary exertions of the principal leaders on all fides , must ever ...
... parties , the number and variety of military events , both by fea and land , of which it was fo unufually productive , together with the fuperior abilities and extraordinary exertions of the principal leaders on all fides , must ever ...
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... parties to be the clear intention of the ar- ticle ; and the value and impor- tance which was attributed to it by himself , and confirmed by the acknowledgment of the company at home , as well as by the prefi- dency of Calcutta ...
... parties to be the clear intention of the ar- ticle ; and the value and impor- tance which was attributed to it by himself , and confirmed by the acknowledgment of the company at home , as well as by the prefi- dency of Calcutta ...
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... parties and witneffes to the agreement , and , that between them , and their joint pofterity , there fhould never be a variation therein . Colonel Harper , in the con- sciousness of an integrity which required no colouring , and which ...
... parties and witneffes to the agreement , and , that between them , and their joint pofterity , there fhould never be a variation therein . Colonel Harper , in the con- sciousness of an integrity which required no colouring , and which ...
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... parties , and upon their mutual pofterity . Upon the death of the Nabob vizier in the year 1775 , and the acceffion of his fon and fucceffor Affoff Ul Dowlah , new arrange- ments took place between the company and that prince , which ...
... parties , and upon their mutual pofterity . Upon the death of the Nabob vizier in the year 1775 , and the acceffion of his fon and fucceffor Affoff Ul Dowlah , new arrange- ments took place between the company and that prince , which ...
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... parties formed against him in England , and to the conftant expectation from thence entertained in India of his speedy degradation , the governor general attributes all the mifconduct , mifdeeds , and crimes of the Rajah of Benares . In ...
... parties formed against him in England , and to the conftant expectation from thence entertained in India of his speedy degradation , the governor general attributes all the mifconduct , mifdeeds , and crimes of the Rajah of Benares . In ...
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Page 151 - 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...
Page 150 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw.
Page 308 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 149 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband 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.
Page 148 - Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 308 - 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...
Page 308 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 308 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries...
Page 308 - Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods...
Page 151 - 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!