The Gentleman's Magazine, Band 46

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F. Jefferies, 1776
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
 

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Seite 226 - Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is : brethren, to dwell together in unity ! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard : even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. Like as the dew of Hermon : which fell upon the hill of Sion. For there the Lord promised his blessing : and life for evermore.
Seite 568 - That he, in Conjunction with General Howe, had full powers to Compromise the Dispute between Great Britain and America, upon Terms advantageous to both; the obtaining of which Delayed him near Two months...
Seite 531 - Have you such an inclination to my person and humour, as to comply with my desires and way of - living, and endeavour to make us both as happy as you can? Will you be ready to engage in those methods I shall direct for the improvement of your mind, so as to make us entertaining company for each other, without being miserable when we are neither visiting nor visited?
Seite 536 - Let Johnson teach me how to place In fairest light each borrow'd grace ; From him I'll learn to write ; Copy his free and easy style, And from the roughness of his file Grow, like himself, polite.
Seite 139 - These brave men sustained the force of the whole garrison for three hours, but finding themselves hemmed in, and no hopes of relief, they were obliged to yield to numbers and the advantageous situation the garrison had over them. No regular return is yet come to hand but by the advices received, we learn...
Seite 568 - That he wifhed a compací might be fettled at this time, when no decifive blow was ftruck, and neither party could fay they were compelled to enter into the agreement. That...
Seite 41 - And I do hereby further declare all indented servants, negroes, or others, (appertaining to rebels,) free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining his Majesty's troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing this Colony to a proper sense of their duty to his Majesty's crown and dignity.
Seite 520 - Our dominions; and We do strictly charge and command that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all Our loving Subjects in England and Ireland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His Wrath and Indignation...
Seite 551 - ... their numbers, their wealth, their ftrength by fea and land, which they think fufficient to enable them to make head againft the whole power of the mother-country, are irrefragable proofs of it.
Seite 568 - That he wished a compact might be settled at this time, when no decisive blow was struck, and neither party could say that they were compelled to enter into such agreement: "That, In case Congress were disposed to treat, many things, which they had not as yet asked, might and ought to be granted them; and that, if upon the conference, they found any probable ground of an accommodation, the authority of Congress must be afterwards acknowledged, otherwise the compact would not be complete.

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