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Lives of Eminent Persons: Consisting of Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Mahomet ... - Page 23
by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 571 pages
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England ..., Volume 3, Part 2

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1707 - 496 pages
...Sea* men, by making them fee by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were rciblv'd; and taught them to fight in Fire as well as upon Water...hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the Example ofthat kind of Naval Courage, and bold and refolute Atchieyemcnts. nt ttriit-...
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The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year ...

Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.) - 1717 - 538 pages
...Sea-men, by making them fee by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were refolv'd ; and taught them to fight in Fire as well as upon Water...hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the Example of that kind of Naval Courage, and bold and refolute Achievements. - AFTER...
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England ..., Volume 3, Part 2

Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1717 - 502 pages
...Sea-men, by making them fee by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were refolv'd ; and taught them to fight in Fire as well as upon Water...hath been very well imitated and followed, he was rtie firit that gave the Example of that kind of Naval Courage, and bold and refolute Acchievements....
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Select and Remarkable Epitaphs on Illustrious and Other Persons ..., Volume 2

John Hackett - Epitaphs - 1757 - 286 pages
...mighty Things they could do, if they were jefolved, and taught them to fight in Fire as well as on Water ; and though he hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the Example of that kind of naval Courage, and bold and xefolute Atchievements. He...
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A Short Critical Review of the Political Life of Oliver Cromwell: Lord ...

John Bancks - 1760 - 330 pages
...feamen, by making them fee by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were refolved ; and taught them to fight in fire as well as upon water : and tho' he hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the example of that kind...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 2

Frederic Hervey - Great Britain - 1779 - 548 pages
...into feamen, by fhewing them experimentally, what mighty things they could do if they were refolved, and taught them to fight in fire as well as upon water...hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the rirft that gave the example of that kind of naval courage, and bold and refolute achievements" f. Doftor...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Earliest Times to the Rising of ...

Frederic Hervey - 1779 - 506 pages
...mighty things they could do if they were rcfolved, and taught them to fight in fire as well as up;>n water ; and though he hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the example of that kind of naval courage, and bold and refolute achievements" f. Doctor...
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Lives of the British Admirals:: Containing a New and Accurate ..., Volume 2

John Campbell - Admirals - 1785 - 582 pages
...feamen, by making them fee by " experience what mighty things they could do, if they were " refolved; and taught them to fight in fire, as well as upon...been very well imitated and " followed, he was the firft that gave the example of that f Neale't hiflory of the Puritanj, vol. iv. p. 174. ยป Bifliop...
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The Secret History of the Court and Reign of Charles the Second, Volume 1

Charles M'Cormick - Great Britain - 1792 - 534 pages
...them fee by experience, what mighty things they could do, if they were refolved; and taught them ^o fight in fire, as well as upon water ; and though...hath been very well imitated and followed, he was the firft that gave the example of that kind of VOL. i. I naval CHAP. naval courage, and bold and refolute...
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Miscellaneous and fugitive pieces [chiefly of Johnson, ed. by T ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...who could rarely be hurt by " them. He was the first that infused that pro" portion of courage into seamen, by making " them see, by experience, what...and taught " them to fight in fire as well as upon the water : " and though he has been very well imitated " and followed, was the first thatgave the...
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