The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... Despatches , ' he is making to the his- torical literature of Europe . The Duke's life naturally divides itself into three periods : the first , from his birth to his obtaining command of the 33rd Regiment ; the second , from the ...
... Despatches , ' he is making to the his- torical literature of Europe . The Duke's life naturally divides itself into three periods : the first , from his birth to his obtaining command of the 33rd Regiment ; the second , from the ...
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... Despatches , ' that Lord Mornington's family adopted the ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de - hoyhood to manhood in ...
... Despatches , ' that Lord Mornington's family adopted the ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de - hoyhood to manhood in ...
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... untrue . He continually refers in his published letters and despatches , up to the time when he received the Seringapatam prize - money , to to the excess of his expenditure over his income , 6 The Personal Life of Wellington .
... untrue . He continually refers in his published letters and despatches , up to the time when he received the Seringapatam prize - money , to to the excess of his expenditure over his income , 6 The Personal Life of Wellington .
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... despatches show how hard he laboured for his advancement , by studying all matters connected directly or indirectly with his profession , -geographical , financial , and even agricultural , - as well as all the details of military ...
... despatches show how hard he laboured for his advancement , by studying all matters connected directly or indirectly with his profession , -geographical , financial , and even agricultural , - as well as all the details of military ...
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... Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 199. We have made our quotations from the Despatches themselves , as Mr. Gleig is not always perfectly accurate . 29th January , 1799 , Camp near Vellore , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 187 ...
... Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 199. We have made our quotations from the Despatches themselves , as Mr. Gleig is not always perfectly accurate . 29th January , 1799 , Camp near Vellore , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 187 ...
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