Marlborough was raised to the head of the army, and indeed of the confederacy, where he, a new, a private man, a subject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and even the crown of Great... The Life of John, Duke of Marlborough, with Some Account of His ... - Side 385av Archibald Alison - 1852Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1752 - 500 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new, a private man, a fubject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and...Great Britain, had given to king WILLIAM. Not only all die parts of of that vaft machine, the grand alliance, were kept more compact and entire ; but a more... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1762 - 544 sider
...confec|eracy ; where he, a new, a private man, a " fubjedt, acquired by merit and management a more de" ciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and...even the crown of Great Britain, had given to king Wil" liam. Not only all the parts of that vaft machine, the " grand alliance, were kept more compact... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1768 - 376 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new, a private man, a fabject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and...even the crown of Great Britain, had given to King \Vifliara. Not only all the parts of that vaft machine, the grand alliance, were kept more compact... | |
| 1781 - 800 sider
...more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed au thority, and even the crown of Great Brit..i», had given to king William. Not only all the parts of that vaft machine, the' grand alliance, v.-ere kept more coinpad and entire ; but a more rapid and •it-orous... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1793 - 570 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new, a private man, a fubject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and...given to king William. Not only all the parts of that va!l machine, the grand alliance, were kt'pt more compact and entire ; but a more rapid and vigorous... | |
| 1798 - 432 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new, a private, man, a fubjecr,, acquired by merit and management a more deciding influence than high birth, confirmed authority, and...given to king William. Not only all the parts of that vaft machine, the grand alliance, were kept more compaft and entire ; but, a more rapid and vigorous... | |
| James Hardie - 1801 - 526 sider
...head of the army, and, indeed, of the confederacy ; where he, anew, a private man, a- subject acquired by merit and by management, a more decided influence...and entire, but a more rapid and vigorous motion was given to the whole : and, instead of languishing and disastrous campaigns, we saw every scone of the... | |
| Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 504 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new, a private man, a subject, acquired by merit and by hianagement a more deciding influence than high birth, confirmed authority, and...entire ; but a, more rapid and vigorous motion was given to the whole : and, instead of languishing or disastrous campaigns, we saw every scene of the... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1809 - 498 sider
...confederacy : where he, a new,- a private man, a subject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence than high birth, confirmed authority, and...entire ; but a more rapid and vigorous motion was given to the whole : and, instead of languishing or disastrous campaigns, we saw every scene of the... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 sider
...: where he, a new, a private man, a fubject, acquired, by merit and by management, a more deciding influence than high birth, confirmed authority, and...given to King William. Not only all the parts of that vafl machine, the grand alliance, were kept more compact and entire, but a more rapid and vigorous... | |
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