The English nation; or, A history of England in the lives of Englishmen, Volumen 5A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... period of his death in 1817 , but without enjoying any fresh opportunity of distin- guishing himself . In person , according to a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine , ' he was " rather short , but stout - made and muscular . He seemed ...
... period of his death in 1817 , but without enjoying any fresh opportunity of distin- guishing himself . In person , according to a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine , ' he was " rather short , but stout - made and muscular . He seemed ...
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... period which elapsed since the year 1765 , from the height of prosperity to a state of embarrassment bordering upon ruin , but a transient review of the principal causes will explain the paradox . " Soon after the treaty concluded by ...
... period which elapsed since the year 1765 , from the height of prosperity to a state of embarrassment bordering upon ruin , but a transient review of the principal causes will explain the paradox . " Soon after the treaty concluded by ...
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... period when he had scarcely at- tained the age of twenty - one . It being necessary to reinforce Admiral Howe , who in every part of the American continent found foes instead of allies , while he was me- naced by sea with a superior ...
... period when he had scarcely at- tained the age of twenty - one . It being necessary to reinforce Admiral Howe , who in every part of the American continent found foes instead of allies , while he was me- naced by sea with a superior ...
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... period he appears to have been not only destitute of fortune , but even of friends ; for he entered the civil service of the navy , while yet very young , in the humble capacity of captain's clerk . The office of the keeper of the ...
... period he appears to have been not only destitute of fortune , but even of friends ; for he entered the civil service of the navy , while yet very young , in the humble capacity of captain's clerk . The office of the keeper of the ...
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... period , commanded a king's yacht , and in 1789 had the charge of a small squadron in the East Indies . On the 1st of February , 1793 , he was made rear - admiral of the White , and blockaded Pondicherry while it was besieged on the ...
... period , commanded a king's yacht , and in 1789 had the charge of a small squadron in the East Indies . On the 1st of February , 1793 , he was made rear - admiral of the White , and blockaded Pondicherry while it was besieged on the ...
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