The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 14
... side , I 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 , I 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 ...
Page 24
... 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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... side of the galleys ; while , on the other hand , there were considerable drawbacks . In the first place , their great force of oarsmen gave them much advantage of speed and facility of manœuvring . In a time of dead calm , when a ...
... side of the galleys ; while , on the other hand , there were considerable drawbacks . In the first place , their great force of oarsmen gave them much advantage of speed and facility of manœuvring . In a time of dead calm , when a ...
Page 53
... side the galley . At the same moment , and before the enemy could recover from the shock , the Englishman let down his grapnels , with which he had been previously prepared , and made the galley fast to the frigate's side . Holding his ...
... side the galley . At the same moment , and before the enemy could recover from the shock , the Englishman let down his grapnels , with which he had been previously prepared , and made the galley fast to the frigate's side . Holding his ...
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... side of a large yard , enclosed , but open to the weather , and ordered to strip themselves of all they had on , and leaving their clothes there on the ground , to march to the opposite side of the yard . In this condition they were ...
... side of a large yard , enclosed , but open to the weather , and ordered to strip themselves of all they had on , and leaving their clothes there on the ground , to march to the opposite side of the yard . In this condition they were ...
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