The Scots Magazine, Band 41Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1779 |
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the deftruction of this country , which the firft dispatch to the Congress could not be obtained . In this fituation , to expect that the Congrefs or their army would leave their high and profitable fi- tuations , when all the fears ...
the deftruction of this country , which the firft dispatch to the Congress could not be obtained . In this fituation , to expect that the Congrefs or their army would leave their high and profitable fi- tuations , when all the fears ...
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... Congress infifted upon in their several re- falves and reprefentations . It appears frange to me to hear the fame gentle . man telling you , as an excufe for the A- mericans in not returning to the line of juftice they had feverally ...
... Congress infifted upon in their several re- falves and reprefentations . It appears frange to me to hear the fame gentle . man telling you , as an excufe for the A- mericans in not returning to the line of juftice they had feverally ...
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... Congress , be- caufe I make a juft diftinction between what men do in their political capacity and in their natural . The congrefs feem to conduct themselves with the low cun ning of an election - jobber ; their pro- ceedings are often ...
... Congress , be- caufe I make a juft diftinction between what men do in their political capacity and in their natural . The congrefs feem to conduct themselves with the low cun ning of an election - jobber ; their pro- ceedings are often ...
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... Congress ; the matter had been published in news- papers at that time , but not figned by Mr Reed , nor by William Henry Drayton . The congrefs take no notice of the bufi- nefs till the 11th of Auguft ; then the in- dignation of that ...
... Congress ; the matter had been published in news- papers at that time , but not figned by Mr Reed , nor by William Henry Drayton . The congrefs take no notice of the bufi- nefs till the 11th of Auguft ; then the in- dignation of that ...
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... congress among themselves , and to effe tuate that divilion by bribery . Nor w any ceffation of hottilities proclaime but burning and defolating , killing at flaying , are ftill to go hand in hand wi this treaty . All the means , then ...
... congress among themselves , and to effe tuate that divilion by bribery . Nor w any ceffation of hottilities proclaime but burning and defolating , killing at flaying , are ftill to go hand in hand wi this treaty . All the means , then ...
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Seite 294 - ... from the torch of a person clothed in the dress of an attendant on a funeral, and accompanied by several others, who, like him, seemed to have been employed in the rites of sepulture.
Seite 294 - Christian should ; he is even so composed as to be now in his pulpit, ready to deliver a few exhortations to his parishioners, as is the custom with us on such occasions. Follow me, sir, and you shall hear him.
Seite 119 - Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age, Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But O, sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek.
Seite 293 - I have before described, in the neighbourhood of La Roche's dwelling. A light gleamed on the water, that seemed to proceed from the house ; it moved slowly along as he proceeded up...
Seite 172 - He was particularly curious with regard to the construction of clocks and watches ; and having found, after repeated trials, that he could not bring any two of them to go exactly alike, he reflected, it is...
Seite 291 - He found in them the guileless manner of the earliest times, with the culture and accomplishment of the most refined ones. Every better feeling warm and vivid ; every ungentle one repressed or overcome. He was not addicted to love ; but he felt himself happy in being the friend of Mademoiselle La...
Seite 172 - Exult, then, O sun, in the strength of thy youth ! Age is dark and unlovely ; it is like the glimmering light of the moon when it shines through broken clouds, and the mist is on the hills : the blast of the north is on the plain ; the traveller shrinks in the midst of his journey.
Seite 293 - After some little speculation on the matter, however, he could look on it as a thing fitting, if not quite agreeable, and determined on this...
Seite 233 - Thus an army was poured forth by the woods, mountains, and marshes, which in this part were thickly sown with plantations and villages. The Americans recalled their courage, and, when their regular army seemed to be entirely wasted, the spirit of the country produced a much greater and more formidable force.
Seite 33 - In order to fix more precisely the sense and application of the preceding article, the contracting parties declare, that in case of a rupture between France and England the reciprocal guarantee declared in the said article shall have its full force and effect the moment such war shall break out; and if such rupture shall not take place, the mutual obligations of the said...