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Topic: Magnanime


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From this date till the peace of 1763 he served in the Channel in various more or less futile expeditions against the coast of France, with a steady increase of reputation as a firm and skilful officer.
On the 20th of November 1750'''' he led Hawke's fleet as captain of the " Magnanime " (64) in the magnificent victory of Quiberon.
By the death of his elder brother, killed near Ticonderoga on the 6th of July 1758, he became Viscount Howe—an Irish peerage.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=33680   (862 words)

  
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Ce sont des jeunes hommes, du même âge que le magnanime Tèlémakhos, et ils l'ont suivi par amitié.
Je dormirai dans la nef noire et creuse, et, dès le matin, j'irai vers les magnanimes Kaukônes, pour une somme qui m'est due et qui n'est pas médiocre.
Un autre se rendra à la nef noire du magnanime Tèlémakhos, et il amènera tous ses compagnons, et il n'en laissera que deux.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/4/2/8/14286/14286-8.txt   (22986 words)

  
 HMS [Ship]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
This partial cannonade had brought down the whole French squadron, except the Sylphe brig, which bad been detached after, and very soon captured, the creeping Brothers.
At 5 P.M. the headmost line-of-battle ship, the Magnanime, began firing her bow-chasers at the Calcutta ; who still running under all sail to the southward with a light northerly breeze, discharged her stern guns at the former.
Finding that the Magnanime was alone and unsupported upon his starboard quarter, and the 40-gun frigate Thetis at a somewhat greater distance on the larboard quarter, Captain Woodriff resolved, as the only chance, of escape left, to attack and endeavour to disable the 74.
www.pbenyon.plus.com /18-1900/M/02829.html   (246 words)

  
 Ancestors of Li Ann Harper Lee - pafg288 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Charles II "Magnanime" VALOIS [Parents] was born about 1297 in Of, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France.
Jeanne, Countess Of JOIGNY.Jeanne, married Charles II "Magnanime" VALOIS in Apr 1314.
Sancho IV "The ALFONSEZ KING OF was born on 12 May 1258 in Of, Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
www.magiclink.com /web/snowdove/liann/gene/pafg288.htm   (667 words)

  
 Staffordshire at Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
On 31st January 1748, Harland in the Nottingham and Captain Charles Stevens in the Portland captured the French ship Magnanime.
It was partly de-masted in a gale soon after leaving Brest and it was returning for a refit when sighted by Admiral Hawke’s fleet off Ushant.
The Magnanime was captured and purchased for the Royal Navy.
www.staffspasttrack.org.uk /exhibit/atsea/anson-french-vessel-capture.htm   (154 words)

  
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Si les magnanimes Akhaiens satisfont mon c\'9cur par un prix d'une valeur \'e9 gale, soit.
Et ils les convoqu\'e8 rent, et tous accoururent en foule\~; et l'Atr\'e9ide r\'e9unit un conseil de chefs magnanimes, aupr\'e8s de la nef de Nest\'f4r, roi de Pylos.
\par \par Et Odysseus commandait les magnanimes K\'e9phall\'e8niens, et ceux qui habitaient Ithak\'e8 et le N\'e8ritos aux for\'eats agit\'e9es, et ceux qui habitaient Krokyl\'e9ia et l'aride Aigilipa et Zakyntos et Samos, et ceux qui habitaient l'\'c9 peiros sur la rive oppos\'e9e.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/4/2/8/14285/14285-r.rtf   (12598 words)

  
 AnswerPoint Booklist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Noted maritime scholar Cordingly "offers a fascinating survey of the role of women on shore and at sea during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the great age of sail." (Library Journal Review) He includes sailors' wives, female sailors, and the mythical women of the sea - such as mermaids and figureheads.
In 1793, privateer Harry Ludlow finds himself aboard the navy's 74-gun Magnanime, with his younger brother James.
In command is Oliver Carter, a captain with whom Harry has an unfortunate history.
www.answerpoint.org /displaykey.asp?sort=102&key=1450   (466 words)

  
 H2G2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Hawke's line of ships was led by Magnanime, captured from the French in 1748, followed by Torbay, Dorsetshire, Resolution, Warspite and Royal George.
Only 22 survived out of the crew of more than 600, despite attempts by Torbay to save as many as possible by hoisting her boats.
ros, which surrendered to Lord Howe of Magnanime after sustaining casualties of over 400 of her men from her battle with Magnanime and Royal George.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A894215?s_id=3&s_split=2   (140 words)

  
 Quiberon Bay, 1759   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The Royal George passed the Torbay, which was closely engaged with the Thésée of 74 guns, and soon after sent that unfortunate ship to the bottom.
On the other side was the Magnanime, who kept an incessant fire on one of the largest of the French ships and in the end obliged her to strike.
The two commanders-in-chief were now very near, and M. Conflans gave the English admiral his broadside; the Royal George returned the uncivil salutation; but after two or three exchanges of this kind, the Marshal of France declined the combat and steered off.
www.hillsdale.edu /personal/stewart/War/Navy3/1759-Quiberon-Chaplain.htm   (484 words)

  
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On dit que l'illustre fils du magnanime Akhilleus a ramen\'e9 en s\'fbret\'e9 les Myrmidones habiles \'e0 manier la lance.
Ce sont des jeunes hommes, du m\'eame \'e2ge que le magnanime T\'e8l\'e9makhos, et ils l'ont suivi par amiti\'e9.
Un autre se rendra \'e0 la nef noire du magnanime T\'e8l\'e9makhos, et il am\'e8 nera tous ses compagnons, et il n'en laissera que deux.
www.gutenberg.org /files/14286/14286-r.rtf   (13596 words)

  
 Charles Ii "magnanime" Valois / Countess Jeanne Of Joigny
Charles Ii "magnanime" Valois / Countess Jeanne Of Joigny
The data contained here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
www.e-familytree.net /F4/F4952.htm   (185 words)

  
 Post Captain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
In August she is transferred to Cornwallis's Channel Fleet off Brittany, and is attached to Graves' squadron blockading Rochefort.
She is one of only two frigates present when Missiessy escapes the blockade in January 1805, and briefly engages the 74 gun Magnanime during the sortie.
After the breakout, and Villeneuve's escape from Toulon, Antigone is attached to Admiral Knight's convoy of troops for the Mediterranean.
www.cleverley.org /navy/drinkwater6.html   (369 words)

  
 The battle of Quiberon Bay: free essays
The Revenge, Resolution, Torbay, Magnanime, Swiftsure, Montagu, and Defiance came into action.
Nine vessels, the Magnanime, Torbay, Dorsetshire, Resolution, Warspite, Swiftsure, Revenge, Montague, and the Defiance, in a body were swept by the Formidable, Thésée, Héros and Superbe, they pounded them with their broadsides.
Du Vergen, the French rear admiral, in the Formidable, was fired on heavily from the Resolution; but upon the Royal George's coming up, they hauled down their flag and surrendered to Sir Edward Hawke.
www.needapaper.com /viewpaper/22203.html   (291 words)

  
 List of battleships of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Auguste 54 - captured by England July 1704
Magnanime 74 - wrecked and scutted 10 March 1705
Arrogant 60 - captured by England 10 March 1705
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_French_steam_battleships   (284 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dufay: O gemma lux: Music: Huelgas Ensemble,Paul Van Nevel,Guillaume Dufay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
As this description might indicate, isorhythmic motets are among the most intellectualized and least emotive works in the entire pre-20th century repertory--yet Paul van Nevel and the Huelgas Ensemble achieve an impressive range of expression from such seemingly poker-faced music.
Apostolo glorioso (composed for the consecration of a church) and Ecclesie militantis (written for the coronation of a Pope), performed by choir and (antique) brass, are ornate and imposing, while Magnanime gentes laudes, done by one soprano, one tenor, and one trombone doubled by recorder, is intimate and delicate.
The director's excellent program notes explain how isorhythmic motets are constructed and what to listen for.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TC4W?v=glance   (2014 words)

  
 Maitland Extracts
He was appointed to the BOMBAY CASTLE on 1 June 1795.
1795 Capt. William TAYLOR, who served on the coast of Scotland, at Newfoundland, at Halifax and in the Channel until the spring of 1799 when he moved to MAGNANIME.
During the evening of 4 May 1800, while ANDROMEDA was saluting in Margate Roads, some powder blew up in the cabin, wounding fourteen men and depriving them of their sight.
www.antonymaitland.com /maitextr.htm   (16116 words)

  
 Charles II "Magnanime" VON VALOIS/Jeanne Countess VON JOIGNY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Charles II "Magnanime" VON VALOIS/Jeanne Countess VON JOIGNY
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www.usgennet.org /family/baicon/data/fam08412.htm   (174 words)

  
 Language-based humor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
"Gal, the Queen's lover, went, in a magnanimous round,
Japan to Spain or a little magpie from the northern Basque country, who
How about "Plus le morceau est long et plus le concert dure"
www.groupsrv.com /science/about120885-15.html   (1214 words)

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