The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... side of India , and General Harris wrote of them privately to the Governor - General in terms of high commendation . But there the matter ended . ' † 27th February , 1799 , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 199. We have made ...
... side of India , and General Harris wrote of them privately to the Governor - General in terms of high commendation . But there the matter ended . ' † 27th February , 1799 , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 199. We have made ...
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... that he leans in doing so - as generally throughout his work - to one side * 4th February , 1799 , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 192 . of of the story . General Harris had written to the 12 The Personal Life of Wellington .
... that he leans in doing so - as generally throughout his work - to one side * 4th February , 1799 , ' Supplementary Despatches , ' vol . i . p . 192 . of of the story . General Harris had written to the 12 The Personal Life of Wellington .
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... side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is , that the night was very dark , that the enemy expected us , and were strongly posted in an almost impenetrable jungle , we lost one officer killed , and nine ...
... side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is , that the night was very dark , that the enemy expected us , and were strongly posted in an almost impenetrable jungle , we lost one officer killed , and nine ...
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... 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 . This is the clear meaning of this remarkable note . Now let us follow the event - General ...
... 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 . This is the clear meaning of this remarkable note . Now let us follow the event - General ...
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... side to side . " I made no halt , therefore , and found , sure enough , that a very good ford allowed the inhabitants of one village to visit their neighbours in the other village at all hours of the day . We crossed by that ford ...
... side to side . " I made no halt , therefore , and found , sure enough , that a very good ford allowed the inhabitants of one village to visit their neighbours in the other village at all hours of the day . We crossed by that ford ...
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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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