The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough: With Some Account of His Contemporaries and of the War of the Succession, المجلد 1William Blackwood and Sons, 1852 |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
affairs afterwards alliance Allies ambition Antwerp arms attack battalions battle besiegers Blenheim borough Boufflers Bourbon cabinet campaign cavalry CHAP character Charles Churchill command commenced common cause conduct Coxe crown danger Danube defeated difficulties directed dominions Duchess Duke Duke of Anjou Dutch Dutch deputies Edict of Nantes efforts Elector of Bavaria Emperor enemy enemy's England English equal Europe faith favour Flanders force fortresses France French army garrison genius Germany Godolphin Hague head Hist Holland honour horse infantry influence Italy James jealousy King Lord Louis XIV manner Marl Marlb Marlborough Marshal Marshal Tallard ment Meuse military monarch Napoleon Nimeguen noble object Overkirk party Prince Eugene Princess Anne provinces Queen reign religion rendered Rhine rough Rousset side siege soon sovereign Spain Spanish Spanish monarchy squadrons strength success Tallard thousand threatened throne tion took treaty troops Turenne utmost Vauban Venloo victory Villeroi whole William СНАР
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 281 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain...
الصفحة 189 - And taught the dreadful battle where to rage. — So when an Angel by Divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land — Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past — Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
الصفحة 189 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform. Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
الصفحة 66 - Hitherto shalt thou come and no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
الصفحة 13 - I think it may be a great ease to your highness and the princess to be satisfied that the princess of Denmark is safe in the trusting of me; I being resolved, although I cannot live the life of a saint, if there be ever occasion for it, to show the resolution of a martyr.
الصفحة 281 - The march begins, in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay! — Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day: The...
الصفحة 16 - I hope the great advantage I enjoy under your Majesty, which I can never expect in any other change of government, may reasonably convince your Majesty and the world that I am actuated by a higher principle, when I offer that violence to my inclination and interest as to desert your Majesty...
الصفحة 178 - I have not time to say more, but to beg you will give my duty to the queen, and let her know her army has had a glorious victory. M. Tallard and two other generals are in my coach, and I am following the rest. The bearer, my aide-de-camp, Colonel Parke, will give her an account of what has passed. I shall do it, in a day or two, by another more at large. MARLBOROUGH.
الصفحة 38 - November, 1700, and thus put the important question to the test. By a solemn testament he declared Philip duke of Anjou, second son of the dauphin,, and grandson of Louis XIV., his successor to the whole of the Spanish monarchy...
الصفحة 14 - What I spoke, sir, proceeded partly from my zeal for your majesty's service, which I prefer above all things next to that of God; and I humbly beseech your majesty to believe that no subject in the three kingdoms will venture farther than I will to purchase your favour and good liking.