Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 9Pub. for J. Hinton., 1751 |
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Turks wasproclaimed , war was declared at Moscow , which had been concerted with King Auguftus of Poland , in the Czar's return from Vienna , and con- tinued 20 years against Charles XII . King of Sweden , the most formidable rival he ...
Turks wasproclaimed , war was declared at Moscow , which had been concerted with King Auguftus of Poland , in the Czar's return from Vienna , and con- tinued 20 years against Charles XII . King of Sweden , the most formidable rival he ...
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... King ( on November 30 , 1700 ) began the attack with only eight battalions ... Sweden after this re- tained fuch a mean opinion of the ftrength and courage ... King of Poland . Wherefore the Czar poft- ed ed great numbers of his troops on ...
... King ( on November 30 , 1700 ) began the attack with only eight battalions ... Sweden after this re- tained fuch a mean opinion of the ftrength and courage ... King of Poland . Wherefore the Czar poft- ed ed great numbers of his troops on ...
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... King of Sweden . Befides twenty thou fand men fent into Lithuania to employ the Swedes on that fide , and another ... Swedish Ge- neral efcaped with his fhattered troops to Pernaw , and left the country to be ravaged by the Mufcovites ...
... King of Sweden . Befides twenty thou fand men fent into Lithuania to employ the Swedes on that fide , and another ... Swedish Ge- neral efcaped with his fhattered troops to Pernaw , and left the country to be ravaged by the Mufcovites ...
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... King of Sweden , dethroned Auguftus , their King ; and , having de- clared the throne of Poland vacant , proceeded to a new election , and chofe Stanislaus Lefcinski , Palatine of Pofnania , to fucceed him thereon ; though his Czarish ...
... King of Sweden , dethroned Auguftus , their King ; and , having de- clared the throne of Poland vacant , proceeded to a new election , and chofe Stanislaus Lefcinski , Palatine of Pofnania , to fucceed him thereon ; though his Czarish ...
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... King of Sweden , with about fix thousand men ( 12 Feb. 1706 ) routed the Saxons and Mufcovites at the first attack . The Muscovites , in this engagement , behaved fo badly , that they begged their lives on their knees , but were ...
... King of Sweden , with about fix thousand men ( 12 Feb. 1706 ) routed the Saxons and Mufcovites at the first attack . The Muscovites , in this engagement , behaved fo badly , that they begged their lives on their knees , but were ...
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Page 295 - I'll venture for the vole.) Six deans, they say, must bear the pall : (I wish I knew what king to call.) Madam, your husband will attend The funeral of so good a friend.
Page 295 - Here shift the scene, to represent How those I love, my death lament. Poor Pope will grieve a month; and Gay A week ; and Arbuthnot a day. St John himself will scarce forbear, To bite his pen, and drop a tear. The rest will give a shrug and cry I'm sorry; but we all must die.
Page 322 - And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 294 - See how the Dean begins to break! Poor gentleman, he droops apace! You plainly find it in his face. That old vertigo in his head Will never leave him, till he's dead. Besides, his memory decays: He recollects not what he says; He cannot call his friends to mind; Forgets the place where last he dined; Plies you with stories o'er and o'er; He told them fifty times before.
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Page 294 - Behold the fatal day arrive! How is the Dean? He's just alive. Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead.
Page 294 - Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. Before the passing-bell begun, The news through half the town has run. O, may we all for Death prepare! What has he left? And who's his heir?
Page 42 - D'Awtry, a member of the same society, living in Broad-street, being two of those Physicians that were presented by the College to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London...
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