The Scots Magazine, כרך 43Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1781 |
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עמוד
... Capt . Barkley 193 . Feb. 3. St Euftatia taken by Adm . Rodney and Gen. Vaughan 195 . 4. Capt . Reynolds of the Monarch falls in with and takes a Dutch convoy off the inland of Saba 197 . 5. St Martin and Saba furrender to the British ...
... Capt . Barkley 193 . Feb. 3. St Euftatia taken by Adm . Rodney and Gen. Vaughan 195 . 4. Capt . Reynolds of the Monarch falls in with and takes a Dutch convoy off the inland of Saba 197 . 5. St Martin and Saba furrender to the British ...
עמוד 25
... Capt . Broderick are arrived with the dif- patches ; and as the former gentleman Las mentioned to me your Lordship's great anxiety to receive frequent infor- mations from hence , and as there has of late been no eligible conveyance , I ...
... Capt . Broderick are arrived with the dif- patches ; and as the former gentleman Las mentioned to me your Lordship's great anxiety to receive frequent infor- mations from hence , and as there has of late been no eligible conveyance , I ...
עמוד 29
... Capt . Ferguson of courfe went with it to New York ; and in October the fame year , he was entrust . ed with the command of an expedition to destroy a neft of rebel pirates in Little . Egg harbour , on the Jersey fhore ; Capt . Collins ...
... Capt . Ferguson of courfe went with it to New York ; and in October the fame year , he was entrust . ed with the command of an expedition to destroy a neft of rebel pirates in Little . Egg harbour , on the Jersey fhore ; Capt . Collins ...
עמוד 32
... Capt . Ferguson of the 70th regiment , with about 300 land - forces , were de- tached on the expedition to Little - Egg harbour , on the Jerfey coaft , under the convoy of Capt , Collins of the Zebra , much afraid of treachery and ...
... Capt . Ferguson of the 70th regiment , with about 300 land - forces , were de- tached on the expedition to Little - Egg harbour , on the Jerfey coaft , under the convoy of Capt , Collins of the Zebra , much afraid of treachery and ...
עמוד 44
... Capt . Charlton of the artillery , and fent a detachment to feize the Licu- tenant - Governor . That the Lieutenant - Governor had by fome means received information in time to dispatch two meffengers to the differ- ent ftations of the ...
... Capt . Charlton of the artillery , and fent a detachment to feize the Licu- tenant - Governor . That the Lieutenant - Governor had by fome means received information in time to dispatch two meffengers to the differ- ent ftations of the ...
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 511 - What he attempted, he performed; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy.
עמוד 509 - About things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to think right...
עמוד 351 - Moliere, inimitable as he has proved, brought a rude theatre to perfection. Hogarth had no model to follow and improve upon. He created his art > and used colours instead of language. His place is between the Italians, whom we may consider as epic poets and tragedians, and the Flemish painters, who are as writers of farce and editors of burlesque nature.
עמוד 207 - Most of the statutes, or acts, edicts, arrets, and placarts of parliaments, princes, and states, for regulating, directing, or restraining of trade, have, we think, been either political blunders, or jobs obtained by artful men for private advantage, under pretence of public good.
עמוד 511 - ... always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences. Addison never deviates from his track to snatch a grace; he seeks no ambitious ornaments, and tries no hazardous innovations. His page is always luminous, but never blazes in unexpected splendour.
עמוד 562 - And it is with GREAT CONCERN that I inform you that the events of war have been very unfortunate to my arms in Virginia, having ended in the loss of my forces in that province.
עמוד 124 - I could either bear advantageously upon the right of the rebel line, as it was then formed, or cannonade any body of troops in flank which they might detach into the wood to retard the progress of the lightinfantry.
עמוד 305 - New- York. Except this is done, they will have nothing to hinder them from throwing further reinforcements to the...
עמוד 89 - Burnet, p. 407—413. accordingly chofen by the parliament at Oxford to reprefent the community in future parliaments ; and the record of their election may be thus tranflated : " Thefe are the twelve which are chofen by " the 'barons to treat at the three parliaments in " a year, with the king's council, for all the com" munity of the land, on public bufmefs ; the " bifhop of London, the earl of Winchefter, the!
עמוד 351 - It is another proof that he drew all his stores from nature and the force of his own genius, and was indebted neither to models nor books for his style, thoughts or hints, that he never succeeded when he designed for the works of other men.