| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1808 - 878 страници
...populous: nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous Isle, any port, either in respect of security or defence, or of traffic or intercourse, more convenient,...Situated on a promontory next fronting a puissant nation, and in the very strait, passage, and intercourse, of almost all the shipping in Christendom;... | |
| John Britton - 1808 - 888 страници
...there in the whole circuit of I Ins famous Isle, any port, either in respect of security or iu-- fence, or of traffic or intercourse, more convenient, needful,...Situated on a promontory next fronting a puissant nation, and in the very strait, passage, and intercourse, of almost all the shippingin Christendom;... | |
| 1810 - 628 страници
...intercourse, more convenient, needful, or rather of necessity to be regarded than this of Dover, situate on a promontory next fronting a puissant foreign king,...passage and intercourse of almost all the shipping of Christendom. And, if that our renowned king, your Majesty's father, of famous memory, Henry the... | |
| Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 596 страници
...Majesty's famous island, there is not any one either in respect of security and defence, or of traffick or intercourse, more convenient, needful, or rather of necessity to be regarded than this of Dover, situate on a promontory next fronting a puissant foreign king, and in the very streight passage and... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 594 страници
...intercourse, more convenient, needful, or rather ot necessity to be regarded than this of Dover, situate on a promontory next fronting: a puissant foreign king, and in the; very ^«v»ul passage and intercourse of almost all the shipping of Christendom. And, if that our renowned... | |
| 1834 - 804 страници
...whole circuit of this famous isle, any port, either in respect of security, or defence, or of traffick, or intercourse, more convenient, needful, or rather of necessity to be regarded, tiaa this of Dover." In the outer ballium, to the east of the principal castellated buildings, are... | |
| Clarkson Stanfield - 1836 - 304 страници
...; nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous isle, any port, either in respect of security or defence, or of traffic or intercourse, more convenient,...Situated on a promontory, next fronting a puissant nation, and in the very strait, passage, and intercourse of almost all the shipping in Christendom,"... | |
| Theodore Edward Hook - 1837 - 1012 страници
...; nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous isle, any port, either in respect of security or defence, or of traffic or intercourse, more convenient,...of necessity to be regarded, than this of Dover." So sayeth Sir Walter Raleigh, in his memorial to Queen Elizabeth; and if that muchinjured worthy were... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 страници
...nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous island any port, either in respect to security »nd defence, or of traffic or intercourse, more convenient,...fronting a puissant foreign king, and in the very streignt, passage, nnd intercourse of almost all the shipping in Christendom. " And it that oar renowned... | |
| 1838 - 472 страници
...and populous ; nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous island any port, either in respect to security and defence, or of traffic or intercourse,...necessity to be regarded, than this of Dover, situated on n promontory next fronting a puissant foreign king, and in the very streight, passage, and intercourse... | |
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