The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events: Consisting of Authentic Anecdotes, Biographical Memoirs, Manners and Customs, Philosophical Papers, Natural History, Theatrical Intelligence, Analysis of Historical Books, Domestic News, &c. &c. &c, Volume 1D. Brewman, New Street, Shoe Lane, 1789 - History |
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... small share of his attention on the islands of Symé and Standia ; in the former of which places , he fays , nature has been fo cruel a ftepmother to its natives , That they are compelled to rend a fupport from the depths of the fea ...
... small share of his attention on the islands of Symé and Standia ; in the former of which places , he fays , nature has been fo cruel a ftepmother to its natives , That they are compelled to rend a fupport from the depths of the fea ...
Page 78
... small difference betwixt a gibbet and ftatue ! " ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EMPEROR OP GERMANY . PRI RINCE Eugene , the celebrated warrior , being about to take leave of the emperor , previous to fetting off for his camp at Futatch , in May ...
... small difference betwixt a gibbet and ftatue ! " ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EMPEROR OP GERMANY . PRI RINCE Eugene , the celebrated warrior , being about to take leave of the emperor , previous to fetting off for his camp at Futatch , in May ...
Page 85
... small rivulet , whofe courfe conducts directly to the bohon - upas ; and then bids them adieu : thefe miferable victims fue their way in great hafte ; while the priest prays to God and Maho- met to grant them a fafe return . pur ...
... small rivulet , whofe courfe conducts directly to the bohon - upas ; and then bids them adieu : thefe miferable victims fue their way in great hafte ; while the priest prays to God and Maho- met to grant them a fafe return . pur ...
Page 96
... small volume is accompa- nied by a neat view of the north point of the ifland ; and two charts , one of the Indian Ocean , with the fituation of Pulo Peenang , and the other of the Straits , with part of the adjacent coaft of Quedah ...
... small volume is accompa- nied by a neat view of the north point of the ifland ; and two charts , one of the Indian Ocean , with the fituation of Pulo Peenang , and the other of the Straits , with part of the adjacent coaft of Quedah ...
Page 103
... small share he should take in fettling the government as he had defcribed , for it was the only manner in which an in- dependent , a free , a wife government , ought to be adjusted . The Marquis of Lansdowne fpoke throughout with the ...
... small share he should take in fettling the government as he had defcribed , for it was the only manner in which an in- dependent , a free , a wife government , ought to be adjusted . The Marquis of Lansdowne fpoke throughout with the ...
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