 Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming, as I do, his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps, fortunate...  The Monthly magazine, Volume 5 - Page 2811708 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British periodicals - 1798 - 576 pages
...character, J wi/hcd to make him the happy inllriinicnt of alleviating the horrors of hopelefi captvviiy, when the brave are overpowered, and made prifoners...intention to have taken him on board the Ranger, and to hare detained him, until, through his means, a general and fair exchange of prifoners, as well in Europe... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 526 pages
...•f alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, wnen the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...taken him on board the Ranger, and to have detained h'm until, through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America,... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 526 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam, that he was from home, for ttwasmy intention to have taken him on board the Hanger, and to have detained him until, through his... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed by some men whom... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps fortunate for you, madam, that he wu from home, for it was my intention to have taken him...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in Ameica, had been »fleeted. "When I was informed by some men whom... | |
 | 1824 - 494 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowed, and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...through his means, a general and fair exchange of pri•oners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed by some men whom... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 374 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - United States - 1825 - 464 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps fortunate for you, madam, that...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had becn effected. " When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - United States - 1825 - 400 pages
...of alleviating the horrors of hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was, perhaps, fortunate for you, Madam,...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. When I was informed, by some men whom... | |
 | United States - 1825 - 472 pages
...hopeless captivity, when the brave are overpowered and made prisoners of war. It was perhaps fortunate tor you, madam, that he was from home, for it was my intention...through his means, a general and fair exchange of prisoners, as well in Europe as in America, had been effected. " When 1 was informed, by some men whom... | |
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