 By what means,' said the prince, 'are the Europeans thus powerful? Or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 577edited by - 1807Full view - About this book
 | William Beckford - Fiction - 1883 - 446 pages
...pleasure ; and whatever their own climate has denied them, is supplied by their commerce." 270 RASSELAS. "By what means," said the prince, "are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
 | William Beckford - 1883 - 454 pages
...convenience and pleasureand whatever their own climate has denied them, is supplied by their commerce." "By what means," said the prince, "are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 626 pages
...day, and he seized upon it with avidity. He pointed out to me the following remarkable passage :— " By what means (said the prince) are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1884 - 658 pages
...powerful? or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in...laws to their natural princes ? The same wind that carried them back would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, Sir, than we (answered Imlac),... | |
 | Bibliography - 1885 - 248 pages
...day, and he seized upon it with avidity. He pointed out to me the following remarkable passage : ' By what means,' said the prince, ' are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coast, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Readers - 1886 - 186 pages
...powerful; or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in...their natural princes? The same wind that carries them hack would bring us thither." " They are more powerful, sir, than we," answered Imlac, "because they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Fiction - 1887 - 216 pages
...powerful; or why, since they can so easily visit Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in...give laws to their natural princes? The same wind 30 that carries them back, would bring us thither.' ' They are more powerful, sir, than we,' answered... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1888 - 544 pages
...to-day, and he seized upon it with avidity. He pointed out to me the following remarkable passage : " By what means (said the Prince) are the Europeans...coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws Cor. et Ad. — After line 1 1, read : — "TO MR. PERKINS. " SIR, — However often I have seen you,... | |
 | Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson - Archaeology - 1888 - 306 pages
...not looked at it since it was first finished. He pointed out to Boswell the passage that follows : " By what means " (said the prince) "are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and the Africans invade their coast, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 570 pages
...day, and he seized upon it with avidity. He pointed out to me the following remarkable passage : — " By what means (said the prince) are the Europeans...Asia and Africa for trade or conquest, cannot the Asiatics and Africans invade their coasts, plant colonies in their ports, and give laws to their natural... | |
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