An Auto-biographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow, Bart., Late of the Admiralty: Including Reflections, Observations, and Reminiscences at Home and Abroad, from Early Life to Advanced AgeJohn Murray, 1847 - 515 pages |
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... given up the school , some of the leading persons of Ulverstone , desirous of affording to their children a better education than had hitherto been available , came to an agreement , in order to make the management of the Town Bank ...
... given up the school , some of the leading persons of Ulverstone , desirous of affording to their children a better education than had hitherto been available , came to an agreement , in order to make the management of the Town Bank ...
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... given by himself , which curiosity , accompanied by a better feeling , had extracted from him . Sensible as I am of the fine example his whole life exhibits , and how many thousands there are of the same calling , not much better in ...
... given by himself , which curiosity , accompanied by a better feeling , had extracted from him . Sensible as I am of the fine example his whole life exhibits , and how many thousands there are of the same calling , not much better in ...
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... given hour , or the same data with regard to the moon and a fixed star ; and by one of the rules in the ' Requisite Tables , ' the longitude of the place of observation is easily found . I made a note at the time with a resolution to ...
... given hour , or the same data with regard to the moon and a fixed star ; and by one of the rules in the ' Requisite Tables , ' the longitude of the place of observation is easily found . I made a note at the time with a resolution to ...
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... given of them does not exactly correspond with such a notion ; but I believe Lord Macartney had , in some respects , to listen to the gentry of Leadenhall Street . If I except the able and inte- resting account of the proceedings and ...
... given of them does not exactly correspond with such a notion ; but I believe Lord Macartney had , in some respects , to listen to the gentry of Leadenhall Street . If I except the able and inte- resting account of the proceedings and ...
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... we shall remain con- tent with what conquest has given us . If , indeed , we had asked for Lan - tao or Lin - ting , instead of Hong- Kong , as being larger , more calculated for a SECT . II . ] 61 EMBASSY TO CHINA .
... we shall remain con- tent with what conquest has given us . If , indeed , we had asked for Lan - tao or Lin - ting , instead of Hong- Kong , as being larger , more calculated for a SECT . II . ] 61 EMBASSY TO CHINA .
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Admiral Admiralty afford Algoa Bay Ambassador animal appeared appointed arrived asked Barrow beautiful Board Board of Admiralty boats boors Bosjesmans brought called canal Canton Cape Captain cattle character Chinese coast colony command desired Dundas Dutch embassy Emperor of China England feet Fish River fleet four garden gave Gehol gentleman Governor Graaff Reynet hills hope horses Hottentots inhabitants journey Kaffirs kind King Lady land landrost Lord High Admiral Lord Macartney Lord Melville Lordship ment miles morning mountains naval Navy never night object observed occasion officers oxen party passed Pei-ho Pekin persons present proceeded received river Seathwaite Secretary sent ship shore side Sir George Staunton Sir George Young species Spitzbergen Table Bay thousand tion told took Town Bank troops Ulverstone waggons Walker whole yacht young Yuen-min-Yuen
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Page 81 - Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Page 493 - The Edinburgh Review had become such as to render it impossible for me to continue a contributor to it. — Now, it is such as I can no longer continue to receive or read it.
Page 282 - Sir, we have gained a great victory, but we have lost Lord Nelson.
Page 281 - May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him, who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Page 388 - A Description and Draught of a new-invented Machine, for carrying Vessels or Ships out of, or into, any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a calm. For which, His Majesty has granted Letters Patent, for the sole benefit of the Author, for the Space of Fourteen Years. By Jonathan Hulls.
Page 130 - ... performed their characters to admiration. These two marine and land regiments, after separately parading in a circular procession for a considerable time, at last joined together, and forming one body, came to the front of the stage, when, after a few evolutions, they opened to the right and left to give room for the whale, who seemed to be the commanding officer, to waddle forward, and who, taking his station exactly opposite to the Emperor's box, spouted out of his mouth into the pit several...
Page 218 - It seem'd the general air, From pole to pole, from Atlas to the east, Was then at enmity with English blood. For, but the race of England, all were safe In foreign climes ; nor did this Fury taste The foreign blood which England then contain'd. Where should they fly ? The circumambient heaven Involved them still ; and every breeze was bane.
Page 84 - Eu-jou, or symbol of peace and prosperity, placed at one side of it, resembling that -which the Emperor delivered to me yesterday for the king. " It would be an endless task were I to attempt a detail of all the wonders of this charming place. There is no beauty of distribution, no feature of amenity, no reach of fancy, which embellishes our pleasure-grounds in England, that is not to be found here.
Page 279 - Merton, where I left all which I hold dear in this world, to go to serve my King and country. May the great God whom I adore enable me to fulfill the expectations of my country ! And if it is His good pleasure that I should return, my thanks will never cease being offered up to the throne of His mercy. If it is His good providence to cut short my days upon earth...
Page 390 - Salomon de Caus ; he came from Normandy four years ago, to present to the King a statement of the wonderful effects that might be produced from his invention.