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... land , " was a favourite maxim of this great statesman . " La liberté politique dans un citoyen est cette tranquillité d'esprit qui provient de l'opinion que chacun a de sa sureté . " De l'Esprit des Loix . and a Hawke ; while of late ...
... land , " was a favourite maxim of this great statesman . " La liberté politique dans un citoyen est cette tranquillité d'esprit qui provient de l'opinion que chacun a de sa sureté . " De l'Esprit des Loix . and a Hawke ; while of late ...
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... lands by way of dower , in the fertile shire of Lothian , which her husband called after his own name . * From this chief , usually considered as the founder of the family , descended Alexander , who in the 33d year of David II ...
... lands by way of dower , in the fertile shire of Lothian , which her husband called after his own name . * From this chief , usually considered as the founder of the family , descended Alexander , who in the 33d year of David II ...
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... land , that he should seck for fortune and employment from the sea . The Scots have always been considered as a mili tary nation ; and their reputation in this point of view had long been established in the armies of the conti- nental ...
... land , that he should seck for fortune and employment from the sea . The Scots have always been considered as a mili tary nation ; and their reputation in this point of view had long been established in the armies of the conti- nental ...
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... land forces . Intimidated by this unexpected succour , they imme- diately dispersed , while the admiral and general , en- couraged by so timely a reinforcement , determined to put an end to the contest by an immediate attack on the Cape ...
... land forces . Intimidated by this unexpected succour , they imme- diately dispersed , while the admiral and general , en- couraged by so timely a reinforcement , determined to put an end to the contest by an immediate attack on the Cape ...
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... land with a favourable gale- Notwithstanding his manifest inferiority , * the Vice- List of the : English squadron , May 4 , 1799 , when the French fleet appeared off Cadiz : Guns . Men . Ships . 1 Barfleur 80 640 Commanders . Vice ...
... land with a favourable gale- Notwithstanding his manifest inferiority , * the Vice- List of the : English squadron , May 4 , 1799 , when the French fleet appeared off Cadiz : Guns . Men . Ships . 1 Barfleur 80 640 Commanders . Vice ...
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Page 337 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
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Page 245 - One asylum of free discussion is still inviolate. There is still one spot in Europe where man can freely exercise his reason on the most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free Constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen, and I trust, I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins...
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Page 337 - That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time...
Page 371 - I stand ready to avow or disavow promptly and explicitly any precise or definite opinion which I may be charged with having declared of any gentleman.
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Page 375 - Jay, Adams, and Hamilton ; the only three who can be supposed to have stood in that relation to him. That he has too much reason to believe that, in regard to Mr. Hamilton, there has been no reciprocity. For several years his name has been lent to the support of base slanders. He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candor to contradict or disavow.