The American Register, Or, Summary Review of History, Politics, and Literature, Volumes 1-2Robert Walsh Thomas Dobson and Son, 1817 - Europe |
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Page ix
... the fourteenth Congress : -a synopsis of English and American literature ; -a chronicle drawn from domestic and foreign sources ; -a necrology , & c . & c . VOL . I. b For the present volume , as respects the history of.
... the fourteenth Congress : -a synopsis of English and American literature ; -a chronicle drawn from domestic and foreign sources ; -a necrology , & c . & c . VOL . I. b For the present volume , as respects the history of.
Page x
... respects irresistible , I shall pursue him closely , in the next volume , from Paris to his present residence . It be- hooves every writer of cotemporary history however humble the grade , who is at the same time a friend of truth and ...
... respects irresistible , I shall pursue him closely , in the next volume , from Paris to his present residence . It be- hooves every writer of cotemporary history however humble the grade , who is at the same time a friend of truth and ...
Page xiv
... respect ; revolution , anarchy if you will , generates energy , and has within it some seeds of improvement ; but the colonial system , the domestic government of Spain , quenches all the fire , breaks all the springs , deadens all the ...
... respect ; revolution , anarchy if you will , generates energy , and has within it some seeds of improvement ; but the colonial system , the domestic government of Spain , quenches all the fire , breaks all the springs , deadens all the ...
Page xv
... respect to the spirit and mode of the British hostilities on our coast . They were , in truth , wretchedly unworthy of the British name ; and grossly impolitic , as they tended , without yielding any national profit , to give new vigor ...
... respect to the spirit and mode of the British hostilities on our coast . They were , in truth , wretchedly unworthy of the British name ; and grossly impolitic , as they tended , without yielding any national profit , to give new vigor ...
Page xvii
... respecting the regular force and military academies , I must fear that one of the most striking lessons of the war has been lost on that body ; a lesson taught by our revolutionary contest , and con- firmed by universal experience . To ...
... respecting the regular force and military academies , I must fear that one of the most striking lessons of the war has been lost on that body ; a lesson taught by our revolutionary contest , and con- firmed by universal experience . To ...
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