The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ..., Volume 3J. Dodsley, 1764 - History |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 78
... inches long , have been likewife found , thought to have been of fea deer . The o- pening hitherto made , measures but zo feet in width , and 10 in depth ; and as numbers are daily crouding from this city , and other places , to view ...
... inches long , have been likewife found , thought to have been of fea deer . The o- pening hitherto made , measures but zo feet in width , and 10 in depth ; and as numbers are daily crouding from this city , and other places , to view ...
Page 85
... inch of white , and very beauti- fully fpeckled all over with black and white ipots ; the feathers of his body were of the common colour , but mixed throughout with black feathers tipped with white ; and all his claws were black ...
... inch of white , and very beauti- fully fpeckled all over with black and white ipots ; the feathers of his body were of the common colour , but mixed throughout with black feathers tipped with white ; and all his claws were black ...
Page 90
... inches long , 21 broad , and weighing 261b . Died Mrs. Sarah Taylor , 6th . aged 107 . April 9th . A report of the number of poor children , and other poor people , maintained in the feveral hofpi- tals , under the care of the Lord ...
... inches long , 21 broad , and weighing 261b . Died Mrs. Sarah Taylor , 6th . aged 107 . April 9th . A report of the number of poor children , and other poor people , maintained in the feveral hofpi- tals , under the care of the Lord ...
Page 103
... inches high . ( See our ar- ticle of natural history for a full ac- count of him . 7 19th . This day Washington , Earl Ferrers , took the oaths and his feat in the houfe of Lords , in the room of his brother deceased . His lordship is a ...
... inches high . ( See our ar- ticle of natural history for a full ac- count of him . 7 19th . This day Washington , Earl Ferrers , took the oaths and his feat in the houfe of Lords , in the room of his brother deceased . His lordship is a ...
Page 116
... inches and a half . A falmon was lately taken in the river Tyne , which weighed 54lb . It measured 29 inches round , and was four feet an inch and three quarters long . Mr. Benjamin Bungey , of New- port in the ifle of Wight , riding ...
... inches and a half . A falmon was lately taken in the river Tyne , which weighed 54lb . It measured 29 inches round , and was four feet an inch and three quarters long . Mr. Benjamin Bungey , of New- port in the ifle of Wight , riding ...
Contents
5 | |
15 | |
19 | |
22 | |
26 | |
28 | |
32 | |
36 | |
210 | |
217 | |
237 | |
241 | |
258 | |
68 | |
75 | |
87 | |
42 | |
48 | |
50 | |
55 | |
56 | |
164 | |
167 | |
170 | |
176 | |
182 | |
185 | |
196 | |
203 | |
133 | |
189 | |
205 | |
211 | |
222 | |
230 | |
236 | |
239 | |
245 | |
256 | |
263 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affiftance affured againſt alfo almoft anfwer army Attakullakulla Auftrians cafe caufe command confequence confiderable defign defired ditto duke enemy English expence exprefs fafe faid falt fame fecond fecure feemed feized fent ferved fervice feve feven feveral fhall fhew fhips fhould fide fince firft fituation fmall foldiers fome foon fpirit fquadron France French ftate ftill ftrong fubjects fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fupply fuppofed fupport Grillon Guife Handel himſelf hofpital honour horfe houfe houſe juft King of Pruffia king's laft laſt late leaft lefs lofs loft lord mafter majefty majefty's ment moft Montreal moſt muft muſt neceffary neral obferved occafion paffage paffed perfons pleaſed pleaſure poffible poft prefent preferve prifoners prince purpoſe raiſed reafon refolution royal ſhall Sparta Stirn thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe Thurot tion town troops uſe veffels weft whilft whofe
Popular passages
Page 71 - Seek ye the Lord while He may be found ; call upon Him while He is near.
Page 71 - LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power ; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Page 248 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Page 70 - My duty towards my neighbour is to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me ; to love, honour, and succour my father and mother; to honour and obey the king, and all that are put in authority under him...
Page 71 - Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, and He will abundantly pardon"?
Page 254 - Autumn is dark on the mountains; grey mist rests on the hills. The whirlwind is heard on the heath. Dark rolls the river through the narrow plain. A tree stands alone on the hill, and marks the slumbering Connal. The leaves whirl round with the wind, and strew the grave of the dead.
Page 185 - IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges, and intent upon future advantages. Life, however short, is made...
Page 141 - London, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim, that the High and Mighty Prince, GEORGE Prince of Wales, is now, by the death of Our late Sovereign, of happy memory, become Our lawful and rightful liege Lord GEORGE THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, KING of GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE...
Page 248 - Yorick had an invincible dislike and opposition in his nature to gravity; not to gravity as such, for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together; — but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly, and then, whenever it fell in his way, however sheltered and protected, he seldom gave it much quarter.
Page 141 - Wales ; we, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this realm, being here assisted with these of his late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London...