The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 12James Anderson Mundell and Son, Parliament Stairs, 1792 - Books, Reviews |
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... proper person for dis- charging the important duties of ambassador at the court of France , at that time the gayest , and , under the influence of Mazarine , the most intriguing ca- binet in Europe . He was determined that his am ...
... proper person for dis- charging the important duties of ambassador at the court of France , at that time the gayest , and , under the influence of Mazarine , the most intriguing ca- binet in Europe . He was determined that his am ...
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... proper ,, and without any limitation of expence . By the brilliancy of his appearance , and the splendor of his retinue , he captivated the heart of the young monarch , and became the admiration of the court of France ; while , by his ...
... proper ,, and without any limitation of expence . By the brilliancy of his appearance , and the splendor of his retinue , he captivated the heart of the young monarch , and became the admiration of the court of France ; while , by his ...
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... proper- ly administered , opened a correspondence with the French secretary of the council of war , he was very soon informed of the real intentions of the cabinet ; and with his usual promptitude , he resolved to coun- teract their ...
... proper- ly administered , opened a correspondence with the French secretary of the council of war , he was very soon informed of the real intentions of the cabinet ; and with his usual promptitude , he resolved to coun- teract their ...
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... proper ; but never was suspected to vary from mean or interested motives , and there- fore he continued to be respected by all . He was upon the whole , one of the greatest characters as a soldier and negociator , that ever Britain ...
... proper ; but never was suspected to vary from mean or interested motives , and there- fore he continued to be respected by all . He was upon the whole , one of the greatest characters as a soldier and negociator , that ever Britain ...
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... proper oppor- tunity of displaying her humour , rallied me in her own peculiar way , about the anxiety I discovered to find out some objects in natural history for " my deer dee - eer bro — ther ! ” she told of the weeds that I had ...
... proper oppor- tunity of displaying her humour , rallied me in her own peculiar way , about the anxiety I discovered to find out some objects in natural history for " my deer dee - eer bro — ther ! ” she told of the weeds that I had ...
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Page 327 - Fair commerce is, where equal values are exchanged for equal, the expense of transport included. Thus, if it costs A in England as much labour and charge to raise a bushel of wheat, as it costs B in France to produce four gallons of wine, then are four gallons of wine the fair exchange for a bushel of wheat, A and B meeting at half distance with their commodities to make the exchange. The advantage of this fair commerce is, that each party increases the number of his enjoyments, having, instead of...
Page 51 - Some have taken it as a means of deposing a person on whom they had conferred a tyrannical authority; others for the power of choosing a superior whom they are obliged to obey; others for the right of bearing arms, and of being thereby enabled to use violence; others, in fine, for the privilege of being governed by a native of their own country, or by their own laws.
Page xvii - France ; but it is impossible for me to see, without the most serious uneasiness, the strong and increasing indications which have appeared there, of an intention to excite disturbances in other countries — to disregard the rights of neutral nations — and to pursue views of conquest and...
Page 328 - Finally, there seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. — The second by commerce, which is, generally, cheating. — The third by agriculture, the only honest way ; wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle wrought by the hand of God in his favor...
Page xvii - The industry employed to excite discontent on various pretexts, and in different parts of the kingdom, has appeared to proceed from a design to attempt the destruction of our happy constitution, and the subversion of all order and government; and this design has evidently been pursued in connection and concert with persons in foreign countries.
Page 328 - ... to the manufacturer. But the advantage of manufactures is, that under their shape provisions may be more easily carried to a foreign market ; and, by their means, our traders may more easily cheat strangers.* Few, where it is not made, are judges of the value of lace.
Page xix - to preserve and to transmit to posterity the inestimable blessings which, under the favour of Providence, you have yourselves experienced, you may be assured of my zealous and cordial co-operation ; and our joint efforts will, I doubt not, be rendered completely effectual by the decided support of a free and loyal people.
Page xviii - ... appear, from experience and full consideration, most likely to provide for their internal prosperity, and to secure the important advantages which may be derived from thence to the commerce and revenue of this country.
Page 328 - The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.
Page 186 - ... he find grace and favour in the eyes of my lord the king ; which will revive the dying hopes, and raise the dejected spirits, of a comfortlefs mother. Your majesty's most humble servant,