Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 2Lackington, Allen, & Company, 1807 - 432 pages |
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Page 38
... French ex- aggeration of the transitory tumults of a Lon- don mob . In the mean time I could not fail to see , that nothing was to be done on my part , but to yield to the moment and wait for infor- mation , upon which I might rely ...
... French ex- aggeration of the transitory tumults of a Lon- don mob . In the mean time I could not fail to see , that nothing was to be done on my part , but to yield to the moment and wait for infor- mation , upon which I might rely ...
Page 58
... French ships were in the worst condition imaginable , but our fleet did not avail itself of the opportunity for bringing them to action , and they reached their port without exchang- ing a shot . How justifiable this was on our part I ...
... French ships were in the worst condition imaginable , but our fleet did not avail itself of the opportunity for bringing them to action , and they reached their port without exchang- ing a shot . How justifiable this was on our part I ...
Page 93
... French manufactures whatever . This lure for popularity succeeded to such a degree , that when these young Eng- lishwomen , habited in their Spanish dresses , ( and attractive , as I may presume to say they were by the bloom and beauty ...
... French manufactures whatever . This lure for popularity succeeded to such a degree , that when these young Eng- lishwomen , habited in their Spanish dresses , ( and attractive , as I may presume to say they were by the bloom and beauty ...
Page 125
... French court , who in their answer glanced " at the separate negociation here carrying on " with Great Britain , as for other obvious rea- sons- " In speaking of the Emperor's pro- posed mediation I explain the reasons that pre- vailed ...
... French court , who in their answer glanced " at the separate negociation here carrying on " with Great Britain , as for other obvious rea- sons- " In speaking of the Emperor's pro- posed mediation I explain the reasons that pre- vailed ...
Page 151
... French cook , and which no English scullion would have approached in her very worst apparel.- A crew of Catalunian carriers at Torrequemara disputed our exclusive title to the fire , and with their arroz a la Valenciana would soon` have ...
... French cook , and which no English scullion would have approached in her very worst apparel.- A crew of Catalunian carriers at Torrequemara disputed our exclusive title to the fire , and with their arroz a la Valenciana would soon` have ...
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