American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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Page 81
... possessing Philadelphia . The force I have is weak and entirely incompetent to that end , I must therefore entreat you to push on , with every possible succour you can bring . " 999 Lee disobeyed him ; and the result was his capture ...
... possessing Philadelphia . The force I have is weak and entirely incompetent to that end , I must therefore entreat you to push on , with every possible succour you can bring . " 999 Lee disobeyed him ; and the result was his capture ...
Page 102
... possessed of a fertile soil , and such variety of climate as adapts it to the most valuable productions of temperate climates , and admits , in the south , of the cultivation of the fruits of the tropics . Situated under the same ...
... possessed of a fertile soil , and such variety of climate as adapts it to the most valuable productions of temperate climates , and admits , in the south , of the cultivation of the fruits of the tropics . Situated under the same ...
Page 110
... possessed by few even of the native population . A learned Jesuit estimates at two thousand the number of characters necessary to be known ; this would probably suffice for writing the language in its modern form , and even with ...
... possessed by few even of the native population . A learned Jesuit estimates at two thousand the number of characters necessary to be known ; this would probably suffice for writing the language in its modern form , and even with ...
Page 113
... possessed by barbarous tribes , who resisted the power of the Chinese . Chen - si was occupied by the kingdom of Thsin or Chin , and Chan - si by that of Tsin . These were the regions first known to Europeans by report , and it was from ...
... possessed by barbarous tribes , who resisted the power of the Chinese . Chen - si was occupied by the kingdom of Thsin or Chin , and Chan - si by that of Tsin . These were the regions first known to Europeans by report , and it was from ...
Page 118
... possessed himself of all the authority of his master . His son constrained the nominal em- peror to surrender to him the title as well as the authority , and then subdued the kingdom of Ou . The new monarch founded the dynasty known as ...
... possessed himself of all the authority of his master . His son constrained the nominal em- peror to surrender to him the title as well as the authority , and then subdued the kingdom of Ou . The new monarch founded the dynasty known as ...
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