The miscellaneous works of Tobias Smollett, with a life of the author, Volume 8 |
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Page 152
... troop of horse . Thus fortune seemed willing , and , indeed , eager to discharge the debt she owed him for the different calamities he had undergone . And as he looked upon the generous Hebrew to be the sole source of his success , he ...
... troop of horse . Thus fortune seemed willing , and , indeed , eager to discharge the debt she owed him for the different calamities he had undergone . And as he looked upon the generous Hebrew to be the sole source of his success , he ...
Page 227
... troop , one of whom alighted with great expedition , and cut the harness , so as that he could not possibly proceed ; finding himself thus driven to bay , he leaped upon the ground , and exertised his weapon with such amazing strength ...
... troop , one of whom alighted with great expedition , and cut the harness , so as that he could not possibly proceed ; finding himself thus driven to bay , he leaped upon the ground , and exertised his weapon with such amazing strength ...
Page 269
... troops ; and in the morning of the 9th , Sir Chaloner Ogle proceeded with his division to destroy the small forts of St. Jago and St. Philip , which might otherwise have annoyed the troops EXPEDITION AGAINST CARTHAGENA . 269.
... troops ; and in the morning of the 9th , Sir Chaloner Ogle proceeded with his division to destroy the small forts of St. Jago and St. Philip , which might otherwise have annoyed the troops EXPEDITION AGAINST CARTHAGENA . 269.
Page 270
... troops were obliged to lie that night upon their arms . On the 11th , the negroes , tools , and tents , being put ashore , the ground was cleared , the tents were pitched , and the troops put under cover from the night - dews , which ...
... troops were obliged to lie that night upon their arms . On the 11th , the negroes , tools , and tents , being put ashore , the ground was cleared , the tents were pitched , and the troops put under cover from the night - dews , which ...
Page 271
... troops already landed ; and as there was a number of soldiers still on board of the fleet , the general demanded this supply , which the admiral refused , on the supposition that such a reinforce- ment could not be necessary . March the ...
... troops already landed ; and as there was a number of soldiers still on board of the fleet , the general demanded this supply , which the admiral refused , on the supposition that such a reinforce- ment could not be necessary . March the ...
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Page 3 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon ; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowne'd honour by the locks...
Page 76 - Perfidious wretch ! thy crimes turn out so atrocious, that I half repent me of having undertaken to record thy me»moirs ; yet such monsters ought to be exhibited to public view, that mankind may be upon their guard against imposture; that the world may see how fraud is apt to overshoot itself ; and that as virtue, though it may suffer for a while, will triumph in the end, so iniquity, though it may prosper for a season, will at last be overtaken by that punishment and disgrace which are its due.
Page 108 - Success raised upon such a foundation would, by a disciple of Plato, and some modern moralists, be ascribed to the innate virtue and generosity of the human heart, which naturally espouses the cause that needs protection : but I, whose notions of human excellence are not quite so sublime, am apt to believe it is owing to that spirit of selfconceit and contradiction, which is, at least, as universal, if not as natural, as the moral sense so warmly contended for by those ideal philosophers.
Page 286 - As for the sick and wounded," says Tobias, " they were, next day, sent on board of the transports and vessels called hospital-ships, where they languished in want of every necessary comfort and accommodation. They were destitute of surgeons, nurses, cooks, and proper provision ; they were pent up between decks in small vessels, where they had not room to sit upright ; they -wallowed in filth ; myriads of maggots were hatched in the putrefaction of their sores, which had no other dressing than that...
Page 286 - They were destitute of surgeons, nurses, cooks and proper provision; they were pent up between decks in small vessels, where they had not room to sit upright; they wallowed in filth; myriads of maggots were hatched in the putrefaction of their sores, which had no other dressing than that of being washed by themselves with their own allowance of brandy ; and nothing was heard but groans, lamentations and the language of despair, invoking death to deliver them from their miseries. What served to encourage...