 | John Adams - 1792 - 382 pagine
...conftitute three-fourths of the audience at the comedy and opera. The number of forces are, indeed, muchtoo large for this little kingdom, which has not been...dominion ; but of what importance are the barren and al moft unin,habited mountains of Norway and Lapland, ftretching to the pole ? or the plains of Iceland,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 366 pagine
...are filled with officers, either in the imd or fea fervice, and they appear to conftitute ree-fourths of the audience at the comedy and the opera. The number of forces are, indeed, ir.ucb. too large for this little kingdom, which has t been engaged in war thefe fifty years. They... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 536 pagine
...or bufinefs here; and Copenhagen, though one of the fineft ports in the world, can boaft of little commerce. The public places are filled with officers,...engaged in war thefe fifty years. They can boaft, it is true, a vaft extent of dominion ; but of what importance are the barren and almoft uninhabited... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall - 1807 - 470 pagine
...public places are filled with officers, either in the land or sea service, and they appear to constitute threefourths of the audience at the comedy and the opera. The number of forces kept up, is indeed, much too considerable for the revenues of this kingdom, which has not been engaged... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 420 pagine
...filled with officers, either in the land o? sea service, and they appear to constitute three-fourths ©f the audience at the comedy and the opera. The number...little kingdom, which has not been engaged in war these fifty years. They can boast, it is true, avast extent of dominion ; but of what importance are... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 346 pagine
...land or sea-service, and they appear to constitute three fourths of the audience at the comedy and opera. The number of forces, are, indeed, much too...little kingdom, which has not been engaged in war these fifty years. They can boast, 'tis true, a vast extent of dominion ; but of what importance are... | |
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The public places are filled with officers, either in the land or fea fervice, and they appear to conftitute three-fourths of the audience at the comedy and the opera. The number of forces are, indeed, much too large for this little kingdom, which has... 