The Scots Magazine, Volume 6Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1744 |
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Page 259 - Moved, that an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, to return his majefty the thanks of this houfe for his moft gracious fpeech from the throne.
Page 186 - beg leave to return your Majefty our humble thanks for " your moft gracious fpeech from the throne...
Page 281 - A glass of clear water, being poured off for a draught, is replaced by the same quantity of fresh water, the vessel being shaken and left to stand as before. And this is repeated for every glass, so long...
Page 73 - Facts (together with many others which we omit) aflerted in the Debate in Prefence of many Lords of this Houfe, who ferved in the laft Campaign, denied by none of them, and confirmed in general by a noble Duke of the higheft Rank and Character, prove...
Page 73 - Paflage open to them) had attacked us in the Rear, in which it was pretended that thefe Troops were left, as in the Poft of Honour: Nay, not contented to avoid being of Ufe, either in the Front or in the Rear, but determined to be of Ufe...
Page 269 - ... by the happy possessors. It would then be impossible to raise our taxes, and consequently impossible to maintain either fleets or armies. Our troops abroad would be obliged to enter into the service of any prince that could maintain them, and our troops at home would be obliged to live upon free quarter. But this they could not do long, for the farmer would neither sow nor reap if he found his produce taken from him by the starving soldier.
Page 267 - Prague, and when the terms were offered with a view only to get their troops at liberty and to take the first opportunity to attack her with more vigour. This, I say, is...
Page 146 - At break of day they faw the enemy's fleet again to leeward of them, and found they had toweJ the crippled (hips before the wind all night. The admiral chaced them again, the French lying in a line of battle to windward of the Spaniards...
Page 163 - ... received the facrament of the lord's fupper according to the rites of the church of England...
Page 241 - Claufe, whofe Operation does not commence till after the Death of the Pretender, . who is now but Fifty-fix Years old ; and we can fee no good Reafon for anticipating a• future and remote Danger (fuppofing that fuch a Danger could ever exift; in order to enact at prefent the longer Continuation of fo dreadful a penal Law.