The Lives and Characters of the Most Eminent Writers of the Scots Nation;: With an Abstract and Catalogue of Their Works; Their Various Editions; and the Judgement of the Learn'd Concerning Them, Volume 2James Watson in Craig's-Close, on the North-side of the Cross., 1711 - Authors, Scottish |
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... Army ; and , from this Overthrow of the British King , that Country was afterwards call'd Coil or Kyle . The Scots were fo fenfible of the Service , that their Prince had done them , by his great Conduct and Valour in this Action , that ...
... Army ; and , from this Overthrow of the British King , that Country was afterwards call'd Coil or Kyle . The Scots were fo fenfible of the Service , that their Prince had done them , by his great Conduct and Valour in this Action , that ...
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... Army , and acknow- ledg'd him Chief Commander , he went , and demanded the Crown from Notbatus , as belonging of Right to Prince Reuther . The Propofal be- ing rejected with Contempt and Derifion , a Battel immediately enfu'd , wherein ...
... Army , and acknow- ledg'd him Chief Commander , he went , and demanded the Crown from Notbatus , as belonging of Right to Prince Reuther . The Propofal be- ing rejected with Contempt and Derifion , a Battel immediately enfu'd , wherein ...
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... Army ; whom they immediately engag'd , and the Service was fo hot , and the Fight fo fharp , that neither Army had Reason to boaft . Both of them being wearied with Slaughter , a Peace was concluded be- tween them ; and , by one of the ...
... Army ; whom they immediately engag'd , and the Service was fo hot , and the Fight fo fharp , that neither Army had Reason to boaft . Both of them being wearied with Slaughter , a Peace was concluded be- tween them ; and , by one of the ...
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... Army . Gillus , having got fome of the Irish to join him , gave Battel to Cadalus ; but he was overthrown , taken Prisoner and put to Death in the Third Year of his Reign . The Scots Army , in their Return , were most of them all loft ...
... Army . Gillus , having got fome of the Irish to join him , gave Battel to Cadalus ; but he was overthrown , taken Prisoner and put to Death in the Third Year of his Reign . The Scots Army , in their Return , were most of them all loft ...
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... Army , upon the News of the Death of Auguftus ; it follows , that Auguftus Died An . Chr . 14. which was reckon'd Anno Urbis con- dite 767. and that this Action was 68 Years before , viz . in the 55 . " Year before Chrift , current ; in ...
... Army , upon the News of the Death of Auguftus ; it follows , that Auguftus Died An . Chr . 14. which was reckon'd Anno Urbis con- dite 767. and that this Action was 68 Years before , viz . in the 55 . " Year before Chrift , current ; in ...
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Page 326 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Page 463 - Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest: because I said I am the Son of God?
Page 463 - If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Page 338 - And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Page 141 - That no man is without sin so long as he liveth. 4. That every true Christian may know himself to be in a state of grace. 5. That a man is not justified by works, but by faith only. 6. That good works make not a good man, but that a good man doeth good works.
Page 322 - And he beheld them, and said, what is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
Page 12 - Africa :, that about Midnight it fell Calm, and being carried away with the Tide, by the time it was Day, he found he had left Britain on the left hand ; but then the Tide turning they fell to their Oars, and by Noon reached that part of the Ifland where he Landed before, and came on Shore without oppofition : and then March'd up into the Country, leaving his Ships at Anchor in lit
Page 505 - ... who practised rebellion against the state. To this our prelate replied, that he had neither raised nor practised rebellion ; but, perceiving the adversaries of queen Mary countenanced, and her deprived of all hope of liberty, he could not abandon his sovereign in her afflictions, but do his best to procure her freedom ; and that it would never be found that the privileges of ambassadors were violated, via juris, by course of law, but only via facti, by way of fact, which seldom had good success....