The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and the State of Europe During the Early Part of the Reign of Louis XIV.

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Robert Vaughan
H. Colburn, 1838 - 454 Seiten

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Seite 437 - Observations upon some part of Sir Francis Bacon's Natural History, as it concerns Fruit-trees, Fruits, and Flowers, especially the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries ; improving the Experiments mentioned to the best advantage, by Ra. Austin, Practiser in the Art of Planting, Oxford, 1658,
Seite 334 - Office, near Paul's, the names of your servants that are to attend in mourning, without which they are not to be admitted ; and also to take notice that no coaches are to pass, on that day, in the streets between Somerset House and Westminster.
Seite 333 - Tuesday the 23d of November instant, at eight of the clock in the morning at the furthest, and to bring with you this ticket; and that, by Friday night next, you send to the Heralds...
Seite 359 - Latin poet living when he gives himself that diversion, nor is his excellence less in Council and prudent matters of state, but he is so exceeding nice in sifting and examining all possible contingencies that he adventures at nothing which is not demonstration. There were not in the whole world his equal for a superintendent of manufacture and improvement of trade, or to govern a plantation. If I were a prince, I should make him my second Counsellor, at least.
Seite 442 - Besides, there was another petition set on foot in the city, for a commonwealth, which would have gathered like a snow-ball.
Seite 479 - Brancker a copy of the German work, telling him that he much desired to read it in some language that he understood, whereupon Brancker promised " to English it." It was prepared and licensed May 18, 1665. A little while later Brancker heard that there was then in London " a person of note, very worthy to be made acquainted with my design.
Seite 348 - ... so many numbers, and much troubled at the sight of so many crosses and circles in the superstitious algebra and that...
Seite 442 - Believe me," says Samuel Hartlib, Milton's friend, writing to an Official acquaintance next week, "believe me, it was of such necessity, that if their Session had continued but two or three days longer, all had been in blood both in City and Country, upon Charles Stuart's account.
Seite 20 - ... were to the leeward, and could not come up to us. But when we came to the fleet, it proved to be the Spanish fleet come from the West Indies, which were four of the King of Spain's, three merchantmen, and one prize, which they had taken by way of the Western Islands, being a Portuguese, which was eight in all.
Seite 20 - Cadiz, and plied to sea. In the evening we espied eight sail some five or six leagues to the westward of Cadiz, we using the best means that we could to meet with them the next day ; which we did ; it being little wind at NE It was nine of the clock before we came up with them ; but having a fresh gale in the night, all but we and the Bridgewater were to the leeward, and could not come up to us. But when we came to the fleet, it proved to be the Spanish fleet come from the West Indies, which were...