The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 14
... once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington : t- ' On the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's out- posts , which , at least on my side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is ...
... once to quote Colonel Wellesley's letter to Lord Mornington : t- ' On the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's out- posts , which , at least on my side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is ...
Page 17
... once more , and permanently , superseded by a junior officer , in a command which he thought he had fairly won . General Harris had , how- ever , other proper and strong reasons for acting as he did ; and after administering to him a ...
... once more , and permanently , superseded by a junior officer , in a command which he thought he had fairly won . General Harris had , how- ever , other proper and strong reasons for acting as he did ; and after administering to him a ...
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... once prostrated by sickness in the earlier part of his career , when subjected to annoyance and anxiety about his own success in life , though he bore public responsibilities and exertions , physical and mental , so lightly at other ...
... once prostrated by sickness in the earlier part of his career , when subjected to annoyance and anxiety about his own success in life , though he bore public responsibilities and exertions , physical and mental , so lightly at other ...
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... once aware of his neglect , I took care that he should not have time to remedy it . We passed the river in one column and then deployed . Unfortunately my first line , which had been directed to keep clear of Assaye , swayed to the ...
... once aware of his neglect , I took care that he should not have time to remedy it . We passed the river in one column and then deployed . Unfortunately my first line , which had been directed to keep clear of Assaye , swayed to the ...
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... once more to Seringapatam . In the beginning of 1805 , however , ' no considerations were strong enough to keep him in the country . On the 1st February , he renewed his application to the Madras Government ; on the 13th he arrived at ...
... once more to Seringapatam . In the beginning of 1805 , however , ' no considerations were strong enough to keep him in the country . On the 1st February , he renewed his application to the Madras Government ; on the 13th he arrived at ...
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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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