The Edinburgh Review, Volume 10A. and C. Black, 1807 - English literature |
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... fome ruffian familiars of the police on a domiciliary vifit ; or fome infolent young officers , who have ftepped in unasked to relieve their tedium while on guard , by the converfation of our wives and daugh- ters . It would be ...
... fome ruffian familiars of the police on a domiciliary vifit ; or fome infolent young officers , who have ftepped in unasked to relieve their tedium while on guard , by the converfation of our wives and daugh- ters . It would be ...
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... fome fecurity perhaps , till now , from the dilemma in which Napoleon was placed , by the neceffity of either risking his own perfon in the paffage , or refigning to another commander the glory of the ex- pedition , in the event of its ...
... fome fecurity perhaps , till now , from the dilemma in which Napoleon was placed , by the neceffity of either risking his own perfon in the paffage , or refigning to another commander the glory of the ex- pedition , in the event of its ...
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... fome neigh- bouring port . But the only probable means of fo obtaining a tempo- rary fuperiority in the channel , are fo far from being inconfiftent with fecrecy , that they neceffarily imply that quality ; nor would the oppor- tunity ...
... fome neigh- bouring port . But the only probable means of fo obtaining a tempo- rary fuperiority in the channel , are fo far from being inconfiftent with fecrecy , that they neceffarily imply that quality ; nor would the oppor- tunity ...
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... fome flaws in his character that do not perfectly become a hero . He is more irafcible and vindictive , it feems , than fome other heroes have been ; but his infatiable am- bition , with his difregard of the lives and comforts of others ...
... fome flaws in his character that do not perfectly become a hero . He is more irafcible and vindictive , it feems , than fome other heroes have been ; but his infatiable am- bition , with his difregard of the lives and comforts of others ...
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... fome who are emi- nently qualified to fill them with ability ; and fome whofe ambi- tious pretenfions it may be of the utmost importance to gratify . In fuch a dilemma it is not to be expected that merit will prevail ; nay , the more ...
... fome who are emi- nently qualified to fill them with ability ; and fome whofe ambi- tious pretenfions it may be of the utmost importance to gratify . In fuch a dilemma it is not to be expected that merit will prevail ; nay , the more ...
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