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... object , at once signal and beneficial . Discretion , firmness , and courage , qualities which his opponents acknow- ledge him to possess , appear not to haye been granted to this potentate in vain . He cannot mistake the situation in ...
... object , at once signal and beneficial . Discretion , firmness , and courage , qualities which his opponents acknow- ledge him to possess , appear not to haye been granted to this potentate in vain . He cannot mistake the situation in ...
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... objects of ambition , to mean and ignoble spirits , they only confer dis- grace on him who by intrigue ac- quires them . There is not a surer way to ruin a country , than to place in high office those who are unwor- thy of command ...
... objects of ambition , to mean and ignoble spirits , they only confer dis- grace on him who by intrigue ac- quires them . There is not a surer way to ruin a country , than to place in high office those who are unwor- thy of command ...
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... object very laudable in itself , and which proceeded from the crown the consideration of proper means for lessening the national debt . Upon this , Sir John Bunt , a plausible stock- men of money and men of family were equally involved ...
... object very laudable in itself , and which proceeded from the crown the consideration of proper means for lessening the national debt . Upon this , Sir John Bunt , a plausible stock- men of money and men of family were equally involved ...
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... object , under circumstances of languid health , with such incessant eagerness , as to deprive himself of the advantages of fresh air and exereise . At length his constitution , naturally infirm , became so much impaired by the ...
... object , under circumstances of languid health , with such incessant eagerness , as to deprive himself of the advantages of fresh air and exereise . At length his constitution , naturally infirm , became so much impaired by the ...
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... object of ed , that Lord Nelson bearing down curiosity , not only as the scene of directly on the enemy without firing Lord Nelson's last moments , but as a gun , the fore part of the ship sus- the leading ship in the late renowned ...
... object of ed , that Lord Nelson bearing down curiosity , not only as the scene of directly on the enemy without firing Lord Nelson's last moments , but as a gun , the fore part of the ship sus- the leading ship in the late renowned ...
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Страница 196 - Collingwood, disdaining the parade of taking possession of a vanquished enemy, most gallantly pushed up, with every sail set, to save his old friend and messmate, who was to appearance in a critical state ; the Blenheim being ahead, the Culloden crippled and astern.
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Страница 64 - ... meeting the claims of our citizens assumed by the convention with France. We have not, however, made use of this authority, because the sum of four millions and...
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