The Analectic Magazine, to which is Added, an Appendix of Official Naval Docments, Volume 2M. Thomas, 1813 |
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... arms ; but the fact , that nearly one person in nine of the whole population was dependent upon parochial aid , made it but too evident , that there was something rotten in our internal policy . Formidable , however , as this official ...
... arms ; but the fact , that nearly one person in nine of the whole population was dependent upon parochial aid , made it but too evident , that there was something rotten in our internal policy . Formidable , however , as this official ...
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... arms . For the surplus of an army , when war shall be at an end , there is , indeed , no such immediate employment as would be offered for our seamen ; but the same means which would , above all others , tend to promote the power and ...
... arms . For the surplus of an army , when war shall be at an end , there is , indeed , no such immediate employment as would be offered for our seamen ; but the same means which would , above all others , tend to promote the power and ...
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... arms together ; order and dis- cipline had altogether ceased ; the soldier cared no longer for the officer , nor the officer for the soldier ; each was so completely engaged with his own wants and sufferings , that he disregarded those ...
... arms together ; order and dis- cipline had altogether ceased ; the soldier cared no longer for the officer , nor the officer for the soldier ; each was so completely engaged with his own wants and sufferings , that he disregarded those ...
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... arms . Never , surely , was the apothegm of the sagacious Franklin on the neglect of small matters more completely verified , than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow . " For want of a nail , the shoe was lost ; for ...
... arms . Never , surely , was the apothegm of the sagacious Franklin on the neglect of small matters more completely verified , than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow . " For want of a nail , the shoe was lost ; for ...
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... arms were now thrown down in all directions : the greater number of soldiers had neither boots nor shoes ; but were com- pelled to make use of old hats and knapsacks , or any other kind of covering to fasten round their feet . Round ...
... arms were now thrown down in all directions : the greater number of soldiers had neither boots nor shoes ; but were com- pelled to make use of old hats and knapsacks , or any other kind of covering to fasten round their feet . Round ...
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Page 86 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Page 386 - Hers, is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb; Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay, The farewell beam of Feeling past away!
Page 385 - The sting she nourished for her foes, Whose venom never yet was vain, Gives but one pang, and cures all pain, And darts into her desperate brain...
Page 383 - The cold in clime are cold in blood, " Their love can scarce deserve the name ; " But mine was like the lava flood " That boils in ^Etna's breast of flame. " I cannot prate in puling strain " Of ladye-love, and beauty's chain : " If changing cheek, and scorching vein, " Lips taught to writhe, but not complain,
Page 472 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy ; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy,' said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said : ' Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty ! ' Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead. 'Who is that?' said Nelson ; and being informed, he replied, ' God bless you, Hardy ! ' and Hardy then left him for ever.
Page 502 - It has pleased the Almighty to give to the arms of the United States a signal victory over their enemies on this Lake. The British squadron, consisting of two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop, have this moment surrendered to the force under my command, after a sharp conflict.
Page 472 - Presently, calling Hardy back, he said to him in a low voice, " Don't throw me overboard ;" and he desired that he might be buried by his parents, unless it should please the king to order otherwise. Then reverting to private feelings : " Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy: take care of poor Lady Hamilton. — Kiss me, Hardy,
Page 384 - O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer Invites the young pursuer near, And leads him on from flower to flower A weary chase and wasted hour, Then leaves him, as it soars on high, With panting heart and tearful eye: So beauty lures the full-grown child, With hue as bright, and wing as wild: A chase of idle hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears.
Page 23 - Though to marry, in this case, is in my opinion clearly an immoral act, yet it is not one which society can justly take upon itself to prevent or punish ; because the punishment provided for it by the laws of nature, falls directly and most severely upon the individual who commits the act, and through him, only more remotely and feebly, on the society. When nature will govern and punish for us...