The duty of every Briton at this perilous moment: a sermon. To which is added, An account of the destruction of the Spanish armada1803 |
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... exposed it to the abhorrence of the world . And yet such is the violence of the passions , such the pride and ambition of certain individuals , that offences must come ! The pages of sacred and profane history are crowded with these ...
... exposed it to the abhorrence of the world . And yet such is the violence of the passions , such the pride and ambition of certain individuals , that offences must come ! The pages of sacred and profane history are crowded with these ...
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... to suffering . And who can deny the prevalence of danger , when this island is menaced with invasion ? Never perhaps at any former period were the inhabitants of Britain exposed to more imminent danger . The enemy is 13.
... to suffering . And who can deny the prevalence of danger , when this island is menaced with invasion ? Never perhaps at any former period were the inhabitants of Britain exposed to more imminent danger . The enemy is 13.
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John Evans. Britain exposed to more imminent danger . The enemy is desperate . Other nations , the French Consul has humbled and laid prostrate at his feet ! But we have expelled him from Egypt , thus arresting him in his career towards ...
John Evans. Britain exposed to more imminent danger . The enemy is desperate . Other nations , the French Consul has humbled and laid prostrate at his feet ! But we have expelled him from Egypt , thus arresting him in his career towards ...
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... expose themselves to all dangers , as much exceeded in this particular the Spanish marines , as their vessels were inferior in size and force to those of that nation . ALL the commercial towns of England were required to furnish ships ...
... expose themselves to all dangers , as much exceeded in this particular the Spanish marines , as their vessels were inferior in size and force to those of that nation . ALL the commercial towns of England were required to furnish ships ...
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... fight the size of the Spanish ships was no advantage to them . Their bulk exposed them the more to the fire of the enemy ; while their cannon , placed too high , shot over the heads of the English . The alarm having now 29.
... fight the size of the Spanish ships was no advantage to them . Their bulk exposed them the more to the fire of the enemy ; while their cannon , placed too high , shot over the heads of the English . The alarm having now 29.
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advice armies ASPERNE augmented awful a crisis blessing of Heaven bodily strength brethren BRITONS called cheer cherish Christians close fight condemn contest CORNHILL countrymen courage covered the seas danger Death deliverance destroyed destruction Dissenters divine duke of Parma duties earth Effingham English admiral English fleet evil expence fear fellow subjects fidence fire and sword foes force forget former period GALLEONS hand happiness harbour hath heart help his neighbour hundred and thirty Inhabitants of Britain INVADING ENEMY invasion isle liberties Lord means of defence menaced Methinks I already mode nations navy necessary proportion nobility occasion ourselves pable Peace perilous PICCADILLY pleasant Plymouth preparations present alarm proffer religious advantages resistance respects rouse rulers sacred and profane safety sail Scotland seamen SERMON ships sion slavery soldiers Spain Spaniards SPANISH ARMADA spirit of UNANIMITY taken thee thine arm thing thousand took unity unto his brother vessels victory
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Страница 26 - ... horseback in the camp at Tilbury; and, riding through the lines, discovered a cheerful and animated countenance, exhorted the soldiers to remember their duty to their country and their religion, and professed her intention, though a woman, to lead them herself into the field against the enemy, and rather to perish in battle than survive the ruin and slavery of her people.
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Страница 26 - Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisher, the most renowned seamen in Europe, served under him. The principal fleet was stationed at Plymouth. A smaller squadron, consisting of forty vessels, English and Flemish, was commanded by Lord Seymour, second son of Protector Somerset ; and lay off Dunkirk, in order to intercept the Duke of Parma.
Страница 28 - ... vessels, yielded to the fury of the storm, and allowed their ships to drive either on the western isles of Scotland, or on the coast of Ireland, where they were miserably wrecked. Not...
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