The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... give a different account of the young officer at page 9 of their work , when they state that Lord Camden's court was particularly gay , and that ' young Wellesley , whose good humour and devotion to the service of the ladies was ...
... give a different account of the young officer at page 9 of their work , when they state that Lord Camden's court was particularly gay , and that ' young Wellesley , whose good humour and devotion to the service of the ladies was ...
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... give up the command or submit to be ruined for ever . ' But Mr. Gleig tells us that his emoluments as Commandant of Seringapatam , and afterwards on the removal of General Harris's army , as Civil Superintendent of the district ...
... give up the command or submit to be ruined for ever . ' But Mr. Gleig tells us that his emoluments as Commandant of Seringapatam , and afterwards on the removal of General Harris's army , as Civil Superintendent of the district ...
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... gives us a description , purporting to be in the Duke's own words , of the famous battle of Assaye : - ' Of the battle of Assaye , he used to say , that it was the hardest fought affair that ever took place in India . " If the enemy had ...
... gives us a description , purporting to be in the Duke's own words , of the famous battle of Assaye : - ' Of the battle of Assaye , he used to say , that it was the hardest fought affair that ever took place in India . " If the enemy had ...
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... give us over all the native armies . ' At p . 506 , vol . iii . , he writes to General Stuart from Seringapatam , 31st December , 1802 - ' It will be necessary that you should look forward to the establishment of boats pontoons and ...
... give us over all the native armies . ' At p . 506 , vol . iii . , he writes to General Stuart from Seringapatam , 31st December , 1802 - ' It will be necessary that you should look forward to the establishment of boats pontoons and ...
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... give up the military profession , and as I know that I can be of no service in it unless I have the confidence and esteem of the officers and soldiers of the army , I must shape my course in such a manner as to avoid the imputation of ...
... give up the military profession , and as I know that I can be of no service in it unless I have the confidence and esteem of the officers and soldiers of the army , I must shape my course in such a manner as to avoid the imputation of ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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