The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1812 - History |
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... force into one mighty mass , and confirm the stability , and promote the prosperity and grandeur of the Spanish nation by an enlightened , uniform , and steady government . We ought to congratulate our readers on the glory acquired this ...
... force into one mighty mass , and confirm the stability , and promote the prosperity and grandeur of the Spanish nation by an enlightened , uniform , and steady government . We ought to congratulate our readers on the glory acquired this ...
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... force as had been mentioned , and as indeed would have been necessary to their assistance ; and even if such a force had been at our disposal , how could government have found the means of subsisting and paying them in the north of ...
... force as had been mentioned , and as indeed would have been necessary to their assistance ; and even if such a force had been at our disposal , how could government have found the means of subsisting and paying them in the north of ...
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... force of the country had been frittered into divisions : whereas , to effect any great pur- pose , it ought to have been made to act in a body , one and indivi- sible . To the project of opera- tions in the north of Germany , it had ...
... force of the country had been frittered into divisions : whereas , to effect any great pur- pose , it ought to have been made to act in a body , one and indivi- sible . To the project of opera- tions in the north of Germany , it had ...
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... force between Spain and Walcheren . Lord Kensington wished the house to present a du tiful address to the throne ... forces from Spain , and bring the war to a termination be- fore our expedition could reach Walcheren . Could not the ...
... force between Spain and Walcheren . Lord Kensington wished the house to present a du tiful address to the throne ... forces from Spain , and bring the war to a termination be- fore our expedition could reach Walcheren . Could not the ...
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... force which it was in the power of this country to send , could have rendered more service to the common cause . He then shewed the advantages to have been expected , if the expedition had succeeded . If it were true , as some gentlemen ...
... force which it was in the power of this country to send , could have rendered more service to the common cause . He then shewed the advantages to have been expected , if the expedition had succeeded . If it were true , as some gentlemen ...
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