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Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton, an English Officer: Including Anecdotes of ... - Page 141
by Daniel Defoe, George Carleton - 1808 - 463 pages
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The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt, Volume 2

Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pages
...for achieving new conquests by hazarding too rashly all their former glory. Accordingly, everybody now began to make his utmost efforts ; and looked...in justice be acknowledged, that, notwithstanding the prodigious success that attended this bold enterprise, the land forces, of themselves, without...
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The works of Daniel Defoe: with a memoir of his life and writings, Volume 2

Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 698 pages
...for achieving new conquests by hazarding too rashly all their former glory. Accordingly, everybody ur, that Dr Donne affirmed he saw her pass by in his...at present possessed with an opinion that visions the prodigious success that attended this bold enterprise, the land forces, of themselves, without...
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The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt, Volume 2

Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 728 pages
...efforts ; anil looked upon himself as a drone if he was cot employed in doing something or other toward! pushing forward the siege of Barcelona itself, and raising proper batteries for that purpose. Bat, after all, it must in justice be acknowledged, that, notwithstanding the prodigious success that...
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Foliorum Centuriae: Selections for Translation Into Latin and Greek Prose ...

Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...their former glory. Accordingly, every body now began to make his utmost efforts ; and looked iipon himself as a drone, if he was not employed in doing...itself, and raising proper batteries for that purpose. [St John's College Voluntary Classical, 1840.] 71. THIS province derived its name, according to Indian...
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The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe: Memoirs of a cavalier ...

Daniel Defoe - English fiction - 1854 - 550 pages
...for achieving new conquests, by hazarding too rashly all their former glory. Accordingly, everybody now began to make his utmost efforts; and looked upon...batteries for that purpose. But, after all, it must injustice be acknowledged, that, notwithstanding this prodigious success that attended this bold enterprise,...
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The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel De Foe, Volume 2

Daniel Defoe - 1854 - 546 pages
...for achieving new conquests, by hazarding too rashly all their former glory. Accordingly, everybody now began to make his utmost efforts ; and looked...batteries for that purpose. But, after all, it must injustice be acknowledged, that, notwithstanding this prodigious success that attended this bold enterprise,...
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History of England Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne Until the ..., Volume 1

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1872 - 352 pages
...invest the city. His late exploit it was 'found had inspirited all ranks. " Everybody " says Carleton " now began to make his utmost efforts ; and looked...other towards pushing forward the siege of Barcelona." The Miquelets poured down in great numbers from the hills. The Admirals and Captains of the fleet offered...
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History of England comprising the reign of queen Anne until the ..., Volume 1

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1872 - 500 pages
...invest the city. His late exploit it was found had inspirited all ranks. " Everybody " says Carleton " now began to make his utmost efforts ; and looked...other towards pushing forward the siege of Barcelona." The Miquelets poured down in great numbers from the hills. The Admirals and Captains of the fleet offered...
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History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume 1

Whitworth Porter - 1889 - 704 pages
...Body now began to make his utmost Efforts, and look'd upon himself as a Drone if he was not employ'd in doing something or other towards pushing forward the Siege of Barcelona it self, and raising proper Batteries for that Purpose " " Captain Littf-tim in particular, one of...
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