The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volym 18Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1834 |
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... observed the gallantry and address with which you conducted your attack on the provision - vessel in the hands of the enemy . The gallantry of your little party was deserving of the success which attended it , and I send you my sincere ...
... observed the gallantry and address with which you conducted your attack on the provision - vessel in the hands of the enemy . The gallantry of your little party was deserving of the success which attended it , and I send you my sincere ...
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... observed standing in for the land , which , when the private signal was made , tacked , and stood off . Sir Edward Pellew , certain of its being an enemy's fri- gate , immediately gave chace , in company with the Amazon and Concorde ...
... observed standing in for the land , which , when the private signal was made , tacked , and stood off . Sir Edward Pellew , certain of its being an enemy's fri- gate , immediately gave chace , in company with the Amazon and Concorde ...
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... observe , that such uncommon powers as he displayed , so thorough and perfect a knowledge of our constitution in all its parts , the rapidity and eloquence of his ideas , the strength and accuracy of his reasoning , have seldom been so ...
... observe , that such uncommon powers as he displayed , so thorough and perfect a knowledge of our constitution in all its parts , the rapidity and eloquence of his ideas , the strength and accuracy of his reasoning , have seldom been so ...
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... observe , with respect to the occupation in which I now became fixed , " says Mr. Heriot , in a journal in his own hand - writing which now lies before us , " that no pay can be more honourable than that which is given in ex- change for ...
... observe , with respect to the occupation in which I now became fixed , " says Mr. Heriot , in a journal in his own hand - writing which now lies before us , " that no pay can be more honourable than that which is given in ex- change for ...
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... observed , It is too black , it is too black . ' He asked me , naturally enough , —for as I have stated I was in the uniform of the marines , -where I had served ; and when I told him that I had been wounded in his Majesty's service ...
... observed , It is too black , it is too black . ' He asked me , naturally enough , —for as I have stated I was in the uniform of the marines , -where I had served ; and when I told him that I had been wounded in his Majesty's service ...
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Sida 87 - The evidence that there is a Being, all-powerful, wise, and good, by whom every thing exists ; and particularly, to obviate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodness of the Deity ; and this, in the first place, from considerations independent of written revelation, and, in the second place, from the Revelation of the Lord Jesus ; and from the whole, to point out the inferences most necessary for and useful to mankind.
Sida 373 - Hard is his fate on whom the public gaze Is fix'd for ever to detract or praise ; Repose denies her requiem to his name, And Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame. The secret enemy whose sleepless eye Stands sentinel — accuser — judge — and spy, The foe — the fool — the jealous — and the vain, The envious who but breathe in others...
Sida 103 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Sida 303 - By taking the path which conscience and sincerity direct, I, born a Brahmun, have exposed myself to the complainings and reproaches, even of some of my relations, whose prejudices are strong, and whose temporal advantage depends upon the present system. But these, however accumulated, I can tranquilly bear, trusting that a day will arrive when my humble endeavours will be viewed with justice — perhaps acknowledged with gratitude. At any rate, whatever men may say, I cannot be deprived of this consolation...
Sida 297 - Finding them generally more intelligent, more steady and moderate in their conduct, I gave up my prejudice against them, and became inclined in their favour, feeling persuaded that their rule, though a foreign yoke, would lead more speedily and surely to the amelioration of the native inhabitants; and I enjoyed the confidence of several of them even in their public capacity.
Sida 307 - Roy, a warm advocate for the abolition of sati and of all other superstitions and corruptions engrafted on the Hindu religion, which he considers originally to have been a pure Deism.
Sida 180 - ... the ship received. We found by the well that she made no water, and by dark she struck no more. God was merciful to us, and the tide, almost miraculously fell no lower.
Sida 310 - Compiler to contain not only the essence of all that is necessary to instruct mankind in their civil duties, but also the best and only means of obtaining the forgiveness of our sins, the favour of God, and strength to overcome' our passions, and to keep his commandments.
Sida 303 - The consequence of my long and uninterrupted researches into religious truth has been that I have found the doctrines of Christ more conducive to moral principles and better adapted for the use of rational beings, than any others which have come to my knowledge...
Sida 307 - A Second Conference between an Advocate for, and an Opponent of, the practice of burning Widows alive.