 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 594 pages
...most willingly and thankfully embrace so sweet and safe a sanctuary. No promontory, town, or haven of Christendom, is so placed by nature and situation,...both to gratify friends and annoy enemies, as this your Majesty's town of Dover. ' No place or town of Christendom is so settled to receive and deliver... | |
 | 1810 - 594 pages
...the enemy, for sure refuge, will most willingly and thankfully embrace so sweet and safe a sanctuary. by nature and situation, both to gratify friends and annoy enemies; as this your Majesty's town of Dover. No place or town of Christendom is so settled to receive and deliver... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 596 pages
...willingly and thankfully embrace so •weet and safe a sanctuary. JJo promontory, town, or haven of Christendom, is so placed by nature and situation, both to gratify friends aad annoy enemies, as this your Majesty's town of Dover. N« place or town of Christendom is so settled... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...presented a memorial, stating that 'no promontory, town, or haven, in Christendom, is so placed hy nature and situation, both to gratify friends and annoy enemies, as this town of Dover.' An immense quantity of beach thrown up by the sea, had formed a bar across the harbour in her reign,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 pages
...made till the time of Elizabeth, to whom Sir Walter Haleigh presented a memorial, stating that ' no promontory, town, or haven, in Christendom, is so placed by nature and situation, both lo gratify friends and annoy enemies, as this town of Dover.' An immense quantity of beach thrown up... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1876 - 1108 pages
...town, or haven in Christendom is so placed by nature and situation, both to gratify friends and to annoy enemies, as this town of Dover ; no place is...all matters and actions in Europe from time to time; nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous island any port either in respect of security or defence,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1876 - 1106 pages
...harbour to refit and revictual. Sir Walter Raleigh, in his Memorial of Queen Elizabeth, said : — " No promontory, town, or haven in Christendom is so placed...nature and situation, both to gratify friends and to annoy enemies, as this town of Dover ; no place is so settled to receive and deliver intelligence... | |
 | 1901 - 630 pages
...the Port of Dover greatly declined, until Sir Walter Raleigh pointed out to Queen Elizabeth that " no promontory, town, or haven in Christendom is so placed...friends and annoy enemies, as this town of Dover. . . . Nor is there in the whole circuit of this famous isle any port, either in respect of security... | |
 | 1901 - 730 pages
...opinion given by Sir Walter Raleigh in a memorial presented to Queen Elizabeth in the year 1580 :-— No promontory, town, or haven, in Christendom, is so...situation, both to gratify friends and annoy enemies aa this town of Dover; no place is so settled to receive and deliver intelligence for all matters and... | |
 | Charles Reginald Haines - 1930 - 582 pages
...its protracted and embittered 1 Sir W. Raleigh in a memorandum to Queen Elizabeth says of Dover: " No promontory, town, or haven in Christendom is so placed...situation both to gratify friends and annoy enemies ; no place is so settled to receive and deliver intelligence for all matters and actions in Europe.... | |
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... promontory, town, or haven in Christendom, is so placed by nature and situation, both to gratify friends and annoy enemies, as this town of Dover ; no place is so settled to receive and deliver intelligence for all matters and actions in Europe, from... 