Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, Bind 12,Oplag 104 –Bind 13,Oplag 119William Chambers, Robert Chambers William and Robert Chambers, 1846 |
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... object to another with singular rapidity . He was dressed on that occasion in a red woollen shirt and duck trousers , and a sailor's hat , and was seated , with an adze in his hand , upon a rough log of timber which lay upon the ground ...
... object to another with singular rapidity . He was dressed on that occasion in a red woollen shirt and duck trousers , and a sailor's hat , and was seated , with an adze in his hand , upon a rough log of timber which lay upon the ground ...
Side 10
... object was to examine the dockyards and maritime establishments of Eng- land as he had done those of Holland ; but though he still pre- served his incognito , he no longer worked as a journeyman . Yet , according to an old writer , " he ...
... object was to examine the dockyards and maritime establishments of Eng- land as he had done those of Holland ; but though he still pre- served his incognito , he no longer worked as a journeyman . Yet , according to an old writer , " he ...
Side 14
... object was therefore to seize upon one or two provinces , add them to Russia , and then commence building his town . It is distressing to have to relate such a circumstance of a man whom , on other grounds , we are inclined to respect ...
... object was therefore to seize upon one or two provinces , add them to Russia , and then commence building his town . It is distressing to have to relate such a circumstance of a man whom , on other grounds , we are inclined to respect ...
Side 18
... the furtherance of some great object . While fighting battles . he was at the same time planning cities , founding hospitals and scholastic institutions , forming canals , building bridges , and 18 . LIFE OF PETER THE GREAT .
... the furtherance of some great object . While fighting battles . he was at the same time planning cities , founding hospitals and scholastic institutions , forming canals , building bridges , and 18 . LIFE OF PETER THE GREAT .
Side 20
... object of pity rather than dread . After the battle , Peter invited the Swedish officers taken pri- soners to dinner , and drank to their health as " his masters in the art of war . " His prophetic words at Narva were now veri- fied ...
... object of pity rather than dread . After the battle , Peter invited the Swedish officers taken pri- soners to dinner , and drank to their health as " his masters in the art of war . " His prophetic words at Narva were now veri- fied ...
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