Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 3. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 567
... Britain . gy , proposes another , viz . that the name Britain comes from brydio ; fignifying , in the British tongue , rage , and pointing out the violent motion of the fea that fur- rounds the island . Mr Whittaker , in his Hiftory of ...
... Britain . gy , proposes another , viz . that the name Britain comes from brydio ; fignifying , in the British tongue , rage , and pointing out the violent motion of the fea that fur- rounds the island . Mr Whittaker , in his Hiftory of ...
Page 695
... Britain . arrived at the Nore , his majefty , in order to teftify his fenfe of his merit , went on board his fhip , with the avowed defign , as it is faid , of conferring on him the honour of knighthood : but this the admiral thought ...
... Britain . arrived at the Nore , his majefty , in order to teftify his fenfe of his merit , went on board his fhip , with the avowed defign , as it is faid , of conferring on him the honour of knighthood : but this the admiral thought ...
Page 708
... Britain and the citizens of the united states . In fine , it was agreed in the event , that if any place or territo- ry belonging to Great Britain , or to the united states , fhould be conquered by the arms of either before the arrival ...
... Britain and the citizens of the united states . In fine , it was agreed in the event , that if any place or territo- ry belonging to Great Britain , or to the united states , fhould be conquered by the arms of either before the arrival ...
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