The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... passed around him . ' In other words , he educated himself , in his own way , for the battle of life , as all must do who are to achieve greatness , whatever their previous attainments . As a member of the Irish Parlia- ment , In one of ...
... passed around him . ' In other words , he educated himself , in his own way , for the battle of life , as all must do who are to achieve greatness , whatever their previous attainments . As a member of the Irish Parlia- ment , In one of ...
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... passed around him . His forte was the power of rapid and correct calculation . ' He had shown ' exceeding promptitude , ' as well as ' judgment and coolness , ' and ' greatly distinguished himself ' in the disheartening campaign of the ...
... passed around him . His forte was the power of rapid and correct calculation . ' He had shown ' exceeding promptitude , ' as well as ' judgment and coolness , ' and ' greatly distinguished himself ' in the disheartening campaign of the ...
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... passed over for a third time . Having , however , spoken out his mind on the subject , Colonel Wellesley corresponded cordially with General Baird , and was pre- paring to precede him to the Red Sea when he was struck down by fever . We ...
... passed over for a third time . Having , however , spoken out his mind on the subject , Colonel Wellesley corresponded cordially with General Baird , and was pre- paring to precede him to the Red Sea when he was struck down by fever . We ...
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... 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 right , and became * On this occasion his brother Henry wrote to him , April 22 , 1801- I ...
... 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 right , and became * On this occasion his brother Henry wrote to him , April 22 , 1801- I ...
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... passed ; but they paid dearly for the freak . The 19th cut them to pieces . Scindia's infantry behaved admirably ; they were in support of his cannon , and we drove them off at the point of the bayonet . We pursued them as long as ...
... passed ; but they paid dearly for the freak . The 19th cut them to pieces . Scindia's infantry behaved admirably ; they were in support of his cannon , and we drove them off at the point of the bayonet . We pursued them as long as ...
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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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