Annual Register, Volume 19Edmund Burke 1779 - History |
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... less than his own ge- nius could furmount . The diffi- culty of conducting and governing an army , compofed wholly of new foldiers , and thefe led directly from their civil occupations to the field , even fuppofing them raised in old ...
... less than his own ge- nius could furmount . The diffi- culty of conducting and governing an army , compofed wholly of new foldiers , and thefe led directly from their civil occupations to the field , even fuppofing them raised in old ...
Page 11
... less than his own ge- nius could furmount . The diffi- culty of conducting and governing an army , compofed wholly of new foldiers , and thefe led directly from their civil occupations to the field , even fuppofing them raised in old ...
... less than his own ge- nius could furmount . The diffi- culty of conducting and governing an army , compofed wholly of new foldiers , and thefe led directly from their civil occupations to the field , even fuppofing them raised in old ...
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... less than Lord Dunmore's could be on land . It may , however , be fuppofed , that the Governor's conduct was ope- rated upon by caufes , or influenced by motives , with which we are un- acquainted . Upon receiving the foregoing anfwer ...
... less than Lord Dunmore's could be on land . It may , however , be fuppofed , that the Governor's conduct was ope- rated upon by caufes , or influenced by motives , with which we are un- acquainted . Upon receiving the foregoing anfwer ...
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... less than fubjection , without the trouble of fome violent and extraordinary a blow . And to crown the whole , convulfion , feemed even capable of a naval force , which would in it- fhaking it . Yet , notwithstanding felf be nearly ...
... less than fubjection , without the trouble of fome violent and extraordinary a blow . And to crown the whole , convulfion , feemed even capable of a naval force , which would in it- fhaking it . Yet , notwithstanding felf be nearly ...
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... less than 5000 oxen , 14000 of the largest and fatteft fheep , with a vast number of hogs , were purchased and fent out alive . Vegetables of all kinds were alfo bought up in incredible quantities , and new arts were employed in curing ...
... less than 5000 oxen , 14000 of the largest and fatteft fheep , with a vast number of hogs , were purchased and fent out alive . Vegetables of all kinds were alfo bought up in incredible quantities , and new arts were employed in curing ...
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