The Quarterly Review, Volume 4William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1810 |
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Page 85
... ship , he praises highly , though he still seems to have had some apprehensions ; it being the practice of Europe , that whenever the ships of two enemies meet at sea , the most powerful carries his adversary with him into one of his ...
... ship , he praises highly , though he still seems to have had some apprehensions ; it being the practice of Europe , that whenever the ships of two enemies meet at sea , the most powerful carries his adversary with him into one of his ...
Page 323
... ships . This built Mar- tello towers instead of those ships , and provided contemptible defences against invasion . This crowded the mouths of our rivers , and the rivers themselves , with the most miserable stationary vessels , under ́ ...
... ships . This built Mar- tello towers instead of those ships , and provided contemptible defences against invasion . This crowded the mouths of our rivers , and the rivers themselves , with the most miserable stationary vessels , under ́ ...
Page 325
... ships could be prepared for service in two months . But it was found that they meant ships without seamen . ' p . 75 . What simpletons must Lord St. Vincent and his coadjutors have been , not to distinguish between a ship , and the ...
... ships could be prepared for service in two months . But it was found that they meant ships without seamen . ' p . 75 . What simpletons must Lord St. Vincent and his coadjutors have been , not to distinguish between a ship , and the ...
Contents
Alicia Tindal Palmer | 61 |
Reasons for declining to become a Subscriber to | 68 |
Travels in various Countries of Europe Asia | 111 |
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