The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... officer , appeared to him ( after the Duke's death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less wild praise ' of ' most of the English writers ' - Mr . Gleig translated it from the French , added con ...
... officer , appeared to him ( after the Duke's death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less wild praise ' of ' most of the English writers ' - Mr . Gleig translated it from the French , added con ...
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... officers are accustomed to do under such circumstances , for active service . With that view he applied to his brother , Lord Mornington , to procure for him a majority in a battalion of Guards about to proceed to Holland . It was on ...
... officers are accustomed to do under such circumstances , for active service . With that view he applied to his brother , Lord Mornington , to procure for him a majority in a battalion of Guards about to proceed to Holland . It was on ...
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... officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these sentiments occurs at vol . i . p . 17 ' Supplementary Despatches . ' ' In a letter which I wrote to you , I believe in the month of March , I ...
... officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these sentiments occurs at vol . i . p . 17 ' Supplementary Despatches . ' ' In a letter which I wrote to you , I believe in the month of March , I ...
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... officer , and the ' general superintendence remained , ' as Gurwood says , p . 12 , vol . i . , ' with him , until Feb. 1799 , ' when General Harris arrived to assume the personal command of the army , which had proceeded to Vellore ...
... officer , and the ' general superintendence remained , ' as Gurwood says , p . 12 , vol . i . , ' with him , until Feb. 1799 , ' when General Harris arrived to assume the personal command of the army , which had proceeded to Vellore ...
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... officers who will be in his army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is ... officer under whom he served end there ; ' and after the third , ' It is impossible to over - estimate the generosity of ...
... officers who will be in his army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is ... officer under whom he served end there ; ' and after the third , ' It is impossible to over - estimate the generosity of ...
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