The Annual Biography and Obituary, Том 4Longman., 1820 |
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... body . Having passed in full sail , through the enemy's squadron , and tacked at a criti- cal moment , so as to cut off all that portion of the fleet which had fallen to leeward , the signal was immediately given for close fight ; and ...
... body . Having passed in full sail , through the enemy's squadron , and tacked at a criti- cal moment , so as to cut off all that portion of the fleet which had fallen to leeward , the signal was immediately given for close fight ; and ...
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... body . They certainly exercised a sound discretion upon the occasion ; but it may not be improper for me to re- mark , that although the advantages they had acquired were certainly superior to mine , that mine was a situation in which ...
... body . They certainly exercised a sound discretion upon the occasion ; but it may not be improper for me to re- mark , that although the advantages they had acquired were certainly superior to mine , that mine was a situation in which ...
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... body , provided I had made any movement to occasion such separation . This I conceive it was my duty on every . account to prevent . By doing so I preserved the victory I had acquired , in spite of their very great superiority ; and in ...
... body , provided I had made any movement to occasion such separation . This I conceive it was my duty on every . account to prevent . By doing so I preserved the victory I had acquired , in spite of their very great superiority ; and in ...
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... body of the commonwealth . At the Revolution , William III . found a powerful support in the zeal and enterprise of the citizens of London ; and no corporation in the three kingdoms displayed a greater degree of attach- ment at the ...
... body of the commonwealth . At the Revolution , William III . found a powerful support in the zeal and enterprise of the citizens of London ; and no corporation in the three kingdoms displayed a greater degree of attach- ment at the ...
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... body , to whose charge is entrusted the care of the rights and the franchises of the city ; and it was he too , who by his influence and advice , and it may be added his patronage , paved the way for the respectable station of an ...
... body , to whose charge is entrusted the care of the rights and the franchises of the city ; and it was he too , who by his influence and advice , and it may be added his patronage , paved the way for the respectable station of an ...
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