The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 11
... possessed considerable influence , though it is , perhaps , too much to say that he became in a few days , the moving spirit of the Government in which he had no legal voice . ' He continued to impress upon his brother the wisdom of ...
... possessed considerable influence , though it is , perhaps , too much to say that he became in a few days , the moving spirit of the Government in which he had no legal voice . ' He continued to impress upon his brother the wisdom of ...
Page 15
... possession of the tope itself was the 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 ...
... possession of the tope itself was the 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 ...
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... possession of a cabin in H.M.S. " Trident , " and India saw him no more . ' Though much dissatisfied at the treatment which he had received , he was gratified in as much as the Order of the Bath was conferred upon him at the same time ...
... possession of a cabin in H.M.S. " Trident , " and India saw him no more . ' Though much dissatisfied at the treatment which he had received , he was gratified in as much as the Order of the Bath was conferred upon him at the same time ...
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... possessed , and would find difficulty in getting employed in the line to which he was so well suited and had been accustomed . In after years , when Lord Wellington was working his way in the Spanish Peninsula , Malcolm was again ...
... possessed , and would find difficulty in getting employed in the line to which he was so well suited and had been accustomed . In after years , when Lord Wellington was working his way in the Spanish Peninsula , Malcolm was again ...
Page 31
... possessed , to throw away any chance that might tend towards ultimate success . Did he not write to Malcolm , ' Don't however be in a hurry ? ' We next come to Sir Arthur's appointment , with 80007. a year , to the Chief Secretaryship ...
... possessed , to throw away any chance that might tend towards ultimate success . Did he not write to Malcolm , ' Don't however be in a hurry ? ' We next come to Sir Arthur's appointment , with 80007. a year , to the Chief Secretaryship ...
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