The Political History of England ...: Leadam, I.S. From the accession of Anne to the death of George II (1702-1760)William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole Longmans, Green and Company, 1912 |
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... October and the allies found themselves in possession of the fortresses of the Meuse from Huy to the sea . With the capture of Liège Marlborough concluded a campaign , satisfactory enough to the Dutch , but falling far short of the ...
... October and the allies found themselves in possession of the fortresses of the Meuse from Huy to the sea . With the capture of Liège Marlborough concluded a campaign , satisfactory enough to the Dutch , but falling far short of the ...
Pàgina 13
... October 3 Captain Wishart , with a detachment of the fleet , put into Lagos to water , the admiral continuing his homeward course . At Lagos , Wishart heard a report of the arrival at Vigo of the French admiral , Château - Rénault ...
... October 3 Captain Wishart , with a detachment of the fleet , put into Lagos to water , the admiral continuing his homeward course . At Lagos , Wishart heard a report of the arrival at Vigo of the French admiral , Château - Rénault ...
Pàgina 14
... October 4 , to watch for them off the west coast of France . Rooke was ill and indisposed to attack , but the Dutch admiral , Van Almonde , insisted . On October 11-22 the fleets came to anchor off Vigo Bay . Rooke being confined to his ...
... October 4 , to watch for them off the west coast of France . Rooke was ill and indisposed to attack , but the Dutch admiral , Van Almonde , insisted . On October 11-22 the fleets came to anchor off Vigo Bay . Rooke being confined to his ...
Pàgina 20
... ( October 2-13 ) . On his way westwards he endeavoured to fulfil another item of his instructions , that of supplying ... October 2-13 , 1703 , ibid . , p . 682 . " G. Stepney to Secretary Sir C. Hedges , October , 16-27 , 1703 , Vienna ...
... ( October 2-13 ) . On his way westwards he endeavoured to fulfil another item of his instructions , that of supplying ... October 2-13 , 1703 , ibid . , p . 682 . " G. Stepney to Secretary Sir C. Hedges , October , 16-27 , 1703 , Vienna ...
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... October , 1702 , an event occurred which strengthened these prepossessions . The Duke of Riosecco , great admiral of Castile , foremost in rank and wealth among the Spanish 1 Anonymous to Sir Lambert Blackwell , Genoa , November 6-17 ...
... October , 1702 , an event occurred which strengthened these prepossessions . The Duke of Riosecco , great admiral of Castile , foremost in rank and wealth among the Spanish 1 Anonymous to Sir Lambert Blackwell , Genoa , November 6-17 ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 235 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Pàgina 477 - I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin, that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.
Pàgina 309 - Am I a free-man in England, and do I become a slave in six hours by crossing the channel?
Pàgina 485 - I must confess I did not expect to hear my new acquaintance value himself upon these qualifications, but finding him such a critic upon foreigners, I asked him if he had ever travelled ; he told me, he did not know what travelling was good for, but to teach a man to ride the great horse, to jabber French, and to talk against passive obedience : to which he added, that he scarce ever knew a traveller in his life who had not forsook his principles, and lost his hunting-seat.
Pàgina 555 - History of Civilisation in England and France, Spain and Scotland. By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE. 3 vols. crown 8vo. 24?.
Pàgina 287 - A company for carrying on an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is.
Pàgina 333 - But he was far from governing by corruption : he governed by party attachments. The charge of systematic corruption is less applicable to him, perhaps, than to any minister who ever served the crown for so great a length of time.
Pàgina 252 - ... nothing in him that looked like spirit. He never appeared with cheerfulness and vigour to animate us. Our men began to despise him ; some asked if he could speak. His countenance looked extremely heavy. He cared not to come abroad amongst us soldiers, or to see us handle our arms or do our exercise.
Pàgina 475 - which you did me the honour to subscribe for.' — 'Oh,' said Bentley, 'ay, now I recollect — your translation: — it is a pretty poem, Mr. Pope; but you must not call it Homer?
Pàgina 360 - My Lord Bath, you and I are now two as insignificant men as any in England.