Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1808: With a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the United States of America, Том 6Copy-right secured, for the benefit of the family of Doctor Ramsay, and printed by assignment from them, by M. Carey & son, 1819 |
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... British agriculture . Among the vegetable productions of England , its timber , especially its oaks , merit particular notice . With the excep- tion of the live oak of Carolina and Georgia , these are not ex- celled in any country of ...
... British agriculture . Among the vegetable productions of England , its timber , especially its oaks , merit particular notice . With the excep- tion of the live oak of Carolina and Georgia , these are not ex- celled in any country of ...
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... British , Roman and Saxon . Among the most celebrated of these remains is Stonehenge . This stupendous monument of early times is situated on Salisbury plain . It is a regular circular structure of two concentric circles , and two ovals ...
... British , Roman and Saxon . Among the most celebrated of these remains is Stonehenge . This stupendous monument of early times is situated on Salisbury plain . It is a regular circular structure of two concentric circles , and two ovals ...
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... British empire , is situated in 51 ° 31 ' north latitude ; on the banks of the Thames , in an extensive valley about nine miles in breadth . Authentic history makes no mention of London previous to the time of Nero . Tacitus speaks of ...
... British empire , is situated in 51 ° 31 ' north latitude ; on the banks of the Thames , in an extensive valley about nine miles in breadth . Authentic history makes no mention of London previous to the time of Nero . Tacitus speaks of ...
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... British metropolis . The first bridge was of wood ; but one of stone was begun in 1176 , and finish- ed in 1209. Westminster bridge was completed in 1747 , at an expense of 389,500l . Its length is 1223 feet . London cannot vie with ...
... British metropolis . The first bridge was of wood ; but one of stone was begun in 1176 , and finish- ed in 1209. Westminster bridge was completed in 1747 , at an expense of 389,500l . Its length is 1223 feet . London cannot vie with ...
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... British metropolis . Another cause of the salubrity of London may be disco- vered in the food of its inhabitants . No other great city ex- ists in the eastern continent , where the middle and lower classes of people enjoy so great a ...
... British metropolis . Another cause of the salubrity of London may be disco- vered in the food of its inhabitants . No other great city ex- ists in the eastern continent , where the middle and lower classes of people enjoy so great a ...
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Стр. 127 - I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Стр. 169 - Her death took place on the morning of the 1st of August, 1714, in the fiftieth year of her age, and the thirteenth of her reign.
Стр. 127 - Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects...
Стр. 335 - ... institutions prescribed by her religion. Even this favour, which is usually granted to the vilest criminal, was absolutely denied. Her attendants, during this conversation, were bathed in tears, and though, overawed by the presence of the two earls, with difficulty suppressed their anguish ; but no sooner did Kent and Shrewsbury withdraw, than they ran to their mistress, and burst out into the most passionate expressions of tenderness and sorrow.
Стр. 215 - He had been for some time in a declining state of health, and had become so nervous and irritable that he almost entirely secluded himself from public view.
Стр. 335 - Heaven, which repines because the body must endure the stroke of the executioner ; and though I did not expect that the queen of England would set the first example of violating the sacred person of a sovereign prince, I willingly submit to that which Providence has decreed to be my lot...
Стр. 338 - Bothwell's artful address and important services can justify her attachment to that nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this...
Стр. 301 - Rizio to leave a place of which he was unworthy, and which he had occupied too long. Mary employed tears, and entreaties, and threatenings, to save her favourite. But, notwithstanding all these, he was torn from her by violence, and, before he could be dragged through the next apartment, the rage of his enemies put an end to his life, piercing his body with fifty-six wounds p.