The Monitor: Or, British Freeholder: From Aug. 9, 1755, to July 16, 1757, Both Inclusive, Том 2J. Scott, 1757 |
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... last class , two were diftinguished above the reft : one of them was Sir Thomas Downright ; the other Mr. Timothy Splithair . SIR THOMAS Was an honeft gentleman in the neighbourhood , of fome education , and to- lerably verfed in our ...
... last class , two were diftinguished above the reft : one of them was Sir Thomas Downright ; the other Mr. Timothy Splithair . SIR THOMAS Was an honeft gentleman in the neighbourhood , of fome education , and to- lerably verfed in our ...
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... last in the field . Just as unfkilful boxers engage at box- ing , fo you make war with Philip : for , when one of these receives a blow , that blow engages him ; if he is ftruck in another part , to that part his hands are fhifted : but ...
... last in the field . Just as unfkilful boxers engage at box- ing , fo you make war with Philip : for , when one of these receives a blow , that blow engages him ; if he is ftruck in another part , to that part his hands are fhifted : but ...
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... last importance ; and fenfible of the ha- zard the nation ran , by confiding to the ma- nagement of a single man , advised his Majesty ; - That for the future , all orders for the manage- ment of the fleet should pass through the hands ...
... last importance ; and fenfible of the ha- zard the nation ran , by confiding to the ma- nagement of a single man , advised his Majesty ; - That for the future , all orders for the manage- ment of the fleet should pass through the hands ...
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... last war ga- thered laurels , and ftruck terror into the enemy , wherever they failed ; defended the British coast in the most perilous times ; fcoured the feas , ruined the trade of the French , and erected the British ftandard on the ...
... last war ga- thered laurels , and ftruck terror into the enemy , wherever they failed ; defended the British coast in the most perilous times ; fcoured the feas , ruined the trade of the French , and erected the British ftandard on the ...
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... last war , delighted to honour with diftinguished marks of his favour , for his courage in burning the Spanish Gallies in the Bay of St. Tropez , kept in obfcurity at home ? has Captain Callis ever refused to serve his country ? has he ...
... last war , delighted to honour with diftinguished marks of his favour , for his courage in burning the Spanish Gallies in the Bay of St. Tropez , kept in obfcurity at home ? has Captain Callis ever refused to serve his country ? has he ...
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adminiſtration adviſed affiftance againſt almoſt becauſe beſt Britain Britiſh Britons cafe caufe cauſe conftitution corruption councils crown defence defign deftruction deſtroy difgrace diftrefs enemy eſtabliſhed expence expofed expoſed fafety fame fave favour fecurity feem felves fenate fent fervants ferve fervice fhall fhips fhould fleet fome foon foreign fovereign fpirit ftand ftate ftrength fubjects fuch fuffered fufficient fupplies fupport fure fyftem glory greateſt himſelf honeft honour houſe ifland increaſed inftructions intereft juft juftice king and country kingdom laft laſt laws lefs liberty lofs Majefty meaſures ment militia minifter miniftry Minorca misfortunes moft MONITOR moſt muft muſt nation neceffary neceffity never occafion oppofition paffions parliament penfions perfon poffible prefent preferve prince puniſhment purpoſe racter raiſed reafon refolution reprefentatives ruin ſchemes ſhall ſhip ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne tion treaſure truft uſe virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom
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