A vindication [by J. Price] of gen. Richard Smith ... as to his competency to preside over and direct, an investigation into the best mode of providing the investment for the East India company's home-ward-bound Bengal ships |
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Page 21 - tis not hard to find ; But each man's secret standard in his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess...
Page 2 - GENERAL is not that proud, infolent, and irafcible Man, his Enemies would induce the Public to believe him to be. AS ALSO, A few...
Page 19 - As the twig is bent the tree's inclined," then we have the very best evidence that Gov. Bradford was faithful to the trust imposed in him by his absent friend. In a letter from Gov. B. to Robert Cushman, dated June, 1625, he says, " Your son is in good health (blessed be God). He received the things you sent him. I hope God will...
Page 13 - A Gentleman ! — humph — Pray, Sir, be so good as to inform me why he did not breed you up a Gentleman." ' The following story of the early service of General Richard Smith is taken from the same satirical Vindication.
Page 90 - In their fide, in a femicircle, from the mouth of the river 'St. Lawrence, to the mouth of 'the1 H*fcr Miffifipi.