 | English literature - 1789 - 814 pages
...have appeared the molt extravagant in the world. Rhciins lay in a diftant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy ; the whole road, which led to it, was occupied by their garrifons ; and no man could be fo languine as to imagine, that fuch an attempt could fo foon come... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 474 pages
...would have appeared the mod extravagant in the world. Rheims lay in a diibuit quarter of the kingdom; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy; the whole road, •which led to it, was occupied by their garrifons; and no man could be fo fanguine as to imagine, that fuch an attempt could fo foon come within... | |
 | France - 1791 - 550 pages
...La ville de Reims eft fituée à une grande diflance d'Orléans ; elle- étoit hands of a viftorious enemy ; the whole road which led to it was occupied by their garrifons ; and no imagination could have been fo fanguine, as to hope that fucb. zn attempt could... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 512 pages
...proposal would have appeared altogether extravagant. Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy; the whole road that led to it was occupied by their garrisons ; and no imagination could have been so sanguine as... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...proposal would have appeared altogether extravagant. Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom. It was then in the hands of a victorious enemy. The whole...led to it, was occupied by their garrisons ; and no imagination could have been so sanguine as to hope that such an attempt could possibly be carried into... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...itself lay far distant from any place possessed by Charles ; it was in the hands of the English ; and the whole road which led to it was occupied by their garrisons. Yet Joan insisted on the execution of her design; the king himself shook off his general indolence,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 548 pages
...proposal would have appeared altogether extravagant. Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy ; the whole road that led to it was occupied by their garrisons ; and no imagination could have been so sanguine as... | |
 | Biography - 1815 - 544 pages
...proposal would have appeared altogether extravagant. Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy ; the whole road that led to it was occupied by their garrisons ; and no imagination could have been so sanguine as... | |
 | David Hume - 1818 - 488 pages
...appeared the most extravagant in the xxworld. Rheims lay in a. distant quarter of the king- ]439< dom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy ; the...the interest of Charles to maintain the belief of something«xtraordinaryand divine in these events, and to- avail himself of the present consternation... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 386 pages
...would have appeared the most extravagant in the world. Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy; the whole...an attempt could so soon come within the bounds of possihility. But as it was extremely the interest of Charles to maintain the belief of something extraordinary... | |
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Rheims lay in a distant quarter of the kingdom ; was then in the hands of a victorious enemy ; the whole road which led to it was occupied by their garrisons : and no man could be so sanguine as to imagine that such an attempt could so soon come within... 
