Miscellaneous Correspondence, Band 3W. Owen., 1764 Containing a variety of subjects, relative to natural and civil history, geography, mathematics, poetry, memoirs of monthly occurrences, catalogues of new books, &c... |
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... Land What Time your Hosts with choral Lay , Emerging from it's kindred Deep , Applaufive hail'd each verdant Steep , And white Rock , glittering to the new - born ' Day ! Angelic Bands , where'er ye rove , Whilft lock'd in Sleep ...
... Land What Time your Hosts with choral Lay , Emerging from it's kindred Deep , Applaufive hail'd each verdant Steep , And white Rock , glittering to the new - born ' Day ! Angelic Bands , where'er ye rove , Whilft lock'd in Sleep ...
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... land ; And thou , Minerva , we implore , For wisdom from thy facred ftore , And counfel from thy hand , III . Britania calls , a folemn found , Prepare to meet your foes around , And enter on the field ; With drums and trumpets ...
... land ; And thou , Minerva , we implore , For wisdom from thy facred ftore , And counfel from thy hand , III . Britania calls , a folemn found , Prepare to meet your foes around , And enter on the field ; With drums and trumpets ...
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... land , Grafs - land , and Wood land ; and are all fituated about the Bay of Fundy , upon Rivers navigable for Ships of Burthen , Governor Laurence , of Halifax , in Nova Scotia , and Admiral Durell , who is to win- ter there with ...
... land , Grafs - land , and Wood land ; and are all fituated about the Bay of Fundy , upon Rivers navigable for Ships of Burthen , Governor Laurence , of Halifax , in Nova Scotia , and Admiral Durell , who is to win- ter there with ...
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... Land , to their Forts and Settlements on the Miffiffipi , having been a- bandoned , or , at leaft , not seconded , by their Friends the Indians , whom we pre- viously engaged to act a neutral Part , after thoroughly convincing them , in ...
... Land , to their Forts and Settlements on the Miffiffipi , having been a- bandoned , or , at leaft , not seconded , by their Friends the Indians , whom we pre- viously engaged to act a neutral Part , after thoroughly convincing them , in ...
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... Land , and appears , at a Distance , like three diftin & t Mountains . There are three Rocks , fo fituate on the North Side of it , that they make it look at a Diftance , as if it confifted of three feparate Islands . It has no lefs ...
... Land , and appears , at a Distance , like three diftin & t Mountains . There are three Rocks , fo fituate on the North Side of it , that they make it look at a Diftance , as if it confifted of three feparate Islands . It has no lefs ...
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Seite 477 - How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake? How could you win my virgin heart, Yet leave that heart to break?
Seite 550 - 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...
Seite 512 - Cursed is every one which continueth not in all things that are •written in the book of the law, to do them.
Seite 239 - In this situation, there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures ; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favourable event.
Seite 239 - By the list of disabled officers, many of whom are of rank, you may perceive, Sir, that the army is much weakened. By the nature of the river, the most formidable part of this armament is deprived of the power of acting : yet we have almost the whole force of Canada to oppose. In this situation there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain I know require the most...
Seite 239 - To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added (for the defence of the river) a great number of floating batteries and boats. By the vigilance of these and the Indians round our different posts, it has been impossible to execute anything by surprise.
Seite 191 - The war must not be prolonged ; and perhaps it may be necessary, according to the events which may happen between this time and the end of September, to make a downright...
Seite 238 - Admiral's dispatches and mine would have gone eight or ten days sooner, if I had not been prevented from writing by a fever. I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility.
Seite 550 - ... toleration inviolable. The civil and religious rights of my loving subjects are equally dear to me with the most valuable prerogatives of my crown; and as the surest foundation of the whole, and the best means to draw down the Divine favour on my reign, it is my fixed purpose to countenance and encourage the practice of true religion and virtue.
Seite 256 - Traditions," vol. iii. p. 305. flat-bottomed boats ; and, after some movement of the ships, made by Admiral Holmes to draw the attention of the enemy above, the boats fell down with the tide, and landed on the north shore, within a league of Cape Diamond, an hour before daybreak. The rapidity of the tide of ebb carried them a little below the...