 | Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myfelf, the Public malt not expect from me the elegance of a fine writer, or the plaufibility of a profcffed book-maker ; but will, I hope, consider meat a plain man, zealoudy exerting... | |
 | History - 1805 - 608 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myself, the Public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...determined to give the best account he is able of his proceedings." The work itself will be the best comment upon this apology ; and will afford sufficient... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 pages
...to see any necessity for the rcquotioj inJu.'^cncc» with whkd c»ndades this introduction.— £. public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...hope, consider me as a plain man, zealously exerting him-, self m the service of his country, and determined to give the best account he is able of his... | |
 | General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...to see any necessity for the requested indulgences with which he concludes this iutroductiou.—E, public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...writer, or the plausibility of a professed book-maker j but will, 1 hope, consider me as a plain man, zealously exerting himself in the service of his country,... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 386 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myself^ the public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...determined to give the best account he is able of his proceedings. Plymouth Sound, July 7. 1776. VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, AND ROUND THE WORLD, IN 1772,... | |
 | Robert Kerr - Voyages and travels - 1824 - 530 pages
...having no occasion, to see any necessity for the requested indulgences with which he concludes this introduction.— E. public must not expect from me...or the plausibility of a professed book-maker ; but wil!A. I hope, consider me as a plain man, zealously exerting himself in the service of his country,... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this accouet of myself, the public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...man, zealously exerting himself in the service of bis country, and determined to give the best account he is able of his proceedings. Plymouth Sound,... | |
 | James Cook - Oceania - 1842 - 636 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myself, the public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...book-maker; but will, I hope, consider me as a plain man, zea¿busty exerting himself in the service of his country, and determined to give the best account... | |
 | George William Rusden - Australia - 1883 - 704 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myself, the public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...determined to give the best account he is able of his proceedings." — Plymouth Sound, July 7, 1776. perpetrated by English statesmen in the name of England.... | |
 | George William Rusden - Australia - 1883 - 704 pages
...the Royal Navy, he has had no opportunity of cultivating letters. After this account of myself, the public must not expect from me the elegance of a fine...professed bookmaker ; but will, I hope, consider me ns a plain man, zealously exerting himself in the service of his country, and determined to give the... | |
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I hope, consider me as a plain man, zealously exerting himself in the service of his country, and determined to give the best account he is able of his proceedings. 
