 The harmless savages made no opposition ; and, could the intruders have agreed together, they might peaceably have shared this desolate country between them. But they quarrelled about the boundaries of their settlements, about grounds and rivers to which...  The Citizen of the World - Page 58by Oliver Goldsmith - 1891 - 556 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 290 pages
...about the boundaries of thensettlements, about grounds and rivers, to which neither side could show any other right than that of power, and which neither...by usurpation. Such is the contest, that no honest ?nan can heartily wish success to either party. T he war has continued for some time with va* rions... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...lèttlenienrs, about grounds and rivers to which neither fule could (hew any other right than tint of power, and which neither could occupy but by usurpation. Such is the fonteft, that no huiielt mail can hcaitily wiih luccels to «irherpirtv. The *ir Ji.is continued for... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...about the boundaries of their settlements, about grounds and rivers, to which neither side could show any other right than that of power, and which neither...Such is the contest that no honest man can heartily .••.:• : / ,;.,:i"- ' •* wish success to either party, ; , GOLDSMITH. .. Citizen of the World,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...English and French, and shows a strong feeling for the natives who had been wronged by both nations. ' Such is the contest that no honest man can heartily wish success to either party. . . . The American dispute between the French and us is only the quarrel of two robbers for the spoils of a passenger.'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...English and French, and shows a strong feeling for the natives who had been wronged by both nations. ' Such is the contest that no honest man can heartily wish success to either party. . . . The American dispute between the French and us is only the quarrel of two robbers for the spoils of a passenger.'... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 288 pages
...about the boundaries of their fettlements, about grounds and rivers, to which neither fide could mew any other right than that of power, and which neither could occupy, but by ufurpation. Such is the conteft, that no honeft man can heartily wifh fuccefs to either party. The... | |
 | 1804 - 286 pages
...about the' boundaries of their settlements, about grounds and rivers, to which neither side could show any other right than that of power, and which neither...no honest man .can heartily wish success to either partvThe war has continued for some time with various success. At first the French seemed victorious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...can occupy but by usurpation, and the dispossession of the natural lords and original inhabitants. Such is the contest, that no honest man can heartily wish success to either party. It may indeed be alleged, that the Indians have granted large tracts of land both to one and to the... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pages
...th« boundaries of their settlements, about grounds •and rivers, to which neilhei* side could show any •other right than that of power, and which neither...honest man can heartily wish success to either party. ... - - • Citizen of the World, let. rtii\ • MARSHAL BELLEISLE. '.. * HE petty sovereignty of HIBRSTAI,,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...about the boundaries ef their settlements, about grounds and rivers to which neither side could show any other right than that of power, and which neither...various success. At first the French seemed victorious ; bat the English have of late dispossessed . them of the whole country in dispute. Think not, however,... | |
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