 They are powerful in the field, — successful against their enemies, — impatient of any thing like slavery, — • vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so that it is common...  The Monthly magazine - Page 261by Monthly literary register - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Bibliography - 1757 - 636 pages
...are of three and four, though but feldom of four; they are built of wood, thofe of the richer fort with bricks, their roofs are low, and where the owner...covered with lead. ' They are powerful in the field, fuccefsful againft their enemies, impatient of any thing like flavery ; vaftly fond of great noifcs... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1759 - 516 pages
...felclom of four; they are built of wood, thofe of the richer fort witk bricks; their roofs are low, ana where the owner has money, covered with lead. They are powerful in the field, fuccefsfnl againft their enemies, impatient of any thing like flavery ; vaftly fond of great noifes... | |
 | History - 1795 - 532 pages
...those of the richer sort witb bricks; their roofs are low, and, where the owner has money, cover, cd with lead. They are powerful in the field, . successful against their enemies, imaccount of the -pat¡cnt of any thipg ^ slavery. vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such... | |
 | Paul Hentzner, Sir Robert Naunton - Great Britain - 1797 - 204 pages
...are of three and four, though but feldom of four ; they are built of wood, thofe of the richer fort with bricks ; their roofs are low, and, where the...covered with lead. They are powerful in the field, fuccefsful againft their enemies, impatient of any thing like flavery ; vaftly fond of great noifes... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...built of wood, those of the richer sort with bricks, their roofs are low, and where the owner h.is money, covered with lead. They are powerful in the...impatient of any thing like slavery, vastly fond of |{rcat noises that fill the ear, such u the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing bells; BO thnt... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...houses are commonly of two stories, except in London, where they are of three and four, though but seldom of four; they are built of wood, those of the...of any thing like slavery, — • vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pages
...houses are commonly of two stories, except in London, where they are of three and four, though but seldom of four; they are built of wood, those of the...powerful in the field.,— successful against their enemies,—impatient of any thing like slavery,— vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such... | |
 | Books - 1820 - 398 pages
...houses are commonly of two stories, except in London, where they are of three and four, though but seldom of four ; they are built of wood, those of...impatient of any thing like slavery, — vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so... | |
 | Nicholas Carlisle - Charities - 1828 - 352 pages
...Island. tt tt tt » 12 HENTZNER, when describing the manners of the English, says, " they are pow" erful in the field, successful against " their enemies,...impatient of any thing like Slavery, — vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannon, drums, and the ringing of " Sells, so... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 852 pages
...they are of three or four, though but seldom of four ; they are built of wood; those of the richer where the owner has money, covered with lead. They...impatient of any thing like slavery, vastly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of a cannon, drums, and the ringing of bells ; so... | |
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