The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 15
... object , it could be obtained without so dangerous an experiment , by a movement on each side of it to the open bank of the nullah , the possession of which would involve that of the tope as a matter of course without loss or risk ...
... object , it could be obtained without so dangerous an experiment , by a movement on each side of it to the open bank of the nullah , the possession of which would involve that of the tope as a matter of course without loss or risk ...
Page 16
... object on the morning of the 6th . ' To these remarks , confirmed as it appears to us by Colonel Wellesley's letter to his brother , we steadfastly adhere . Indeed , it seems by no means impossible from that letter that notwithstanding ...
... object on the morning of the 6th . ' To these remarks , confirmed as it appears to us by Colonel Wellesley's letter to his brother , we steadfastly adhere . Indeed , it seems by no means impossible from that letter that notwithstanding ...
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... object attained . But how little did he know with all his sagacity what was best for the furtherance of his own views and prospects in life ! Baird's expedition came to nothing , in consequence of the delays which necessarily attended ...
... object attained . But how little did he know with all his sagacity what was best for the furtherance of his own views and prospects in life ! Baird's expedition came to nothing , in consequence of the delays which necessarily attended ...
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... object only for the next fortnight or three weeks ( and they cannot have a more important one ) , it might still be possible to supply the pontoons in good time . At pp . 88 , 89 , he considers , in a letter to Colonel Dallas , 19th May ...
... object only for the next fortnight or three weeks ( and they cannot have a more important one ) , it might still be possible to supply the pontoons in good time . At pp . 88 , 89 , he considers , in a letter to Colonel Dallas , 19th May ...
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... objects for which he has been labouring . If an officer in my situation is the proper person to be entrusted with the execution of the measures to secure those objects , there must be many equally capable with myself of performing those ...
... objects for which he has been labouring . If an officer in my situation is the proper person to be entrusted with the execution of the measures to secure those objects , there must be many equally capable with myself of performing those ...
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